English to English adjective
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified | Example:
• good news from the hospital • a good report card • when she was good she was very very good • a good knife is one good for cutting • this stump will make a good picnic table • a good check • a good joke • a good exterior paint • a good secretary • a good dress for the office
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Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc. | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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having the normally expected amount | Example:
• gives full measure • gives good measure • a good mile from here
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deserving of esteem and respect | Example:
• all respectable companies give guarantees • ruined the family's good name
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promoting or enhancing well-being | Example:
• an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries • the beneficial effects of a temperate climate • the experience was good for her
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• we all had a good time • good manners
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• a genuinely good person • a just cause • an upright and respectable man
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having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | Example:
• adept in handicrafts • an adept juggler • an expert job • a good mechanic • a practiced marksman • a proficient engineer • a lesser-known but no less skillful composer • the effect was achieved by skillful retouching
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• had a good workout • gave the house a good cleaning
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with or in a close or intimate relationship | Example:
• a good friend • my sisters and brothers are near and dear
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• a good investment • a secure investment
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most suitable or right for a particular purpose | Example:
• a good time to plant tomatoes • the right time to act • the time is ripe for great sociological changes
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• it's a good thing that I wasn't there • it is good that you stayed • it is well that no one saw you • all's well that ends well
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exerting force or influence | Example:
• the law is effective immediately • a warranty good for two years • the law is already in effect (or in force)
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• good looks
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• good music • a serious book
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in excellent physical condition | Example:
• good teeth • I still have one good leg • a sound mind in a sound body
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tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health | Example:
• beneficial effects of a balanced diet • a good night's sleep • the salutary influence of pure air
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• a good dollar bill
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• the meat is still good
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• good taste
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(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well') | Example:
• the children behaved well • a task well done • the party went well • he slept well • a well-argued thesis • a well-seasoned dish • a well-planned party • the baby can walk pretty good
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completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') | Example:
• he was soundly defeated • we beat him good
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Well, -- especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible. | source: webster1913 noun Example:
• for your own good • what's the good of worrying?
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moral excellence or admirableness | Example:
• there is much good to be found in people
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that which is pleasing or valuable or useful | Example:
• weigh the good against the bad • among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization
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That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil. | source: webster1913 verb
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To make good; to turn to good. | source: webster1913
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