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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Quotations 1.2.1.2 Synonyms 1.2.1.3 Antonyms 1.2.1.4 Derived terms 1.2.1.5 Translations 1.2.2 Adverb 1.2.3 Noun 1.2.3.1 Antonyms 1.2.3.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations

[ English

[ Pronunciation

• enPR: go͝od, IPA: /ɡʊd/, SAMPA: /gUd/
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  Rhymes: -ʊd

[ Etymology 1

Middle English < Old English gōd < Proto-Germanic *gothaz < Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“‘to unite, be associated, be suitable’”).

[ Adjective

good (comparative better, superlative best)

1. Acting in the interest of good; ethical.

   good intentions

   • Oscar Wilde

     When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy.

2. Useful for a particular purpose (it’s a good watch).
3. Of food, edible; not stale or rotten.

   still good

4. Of food, having a particularly pleasant taste.
5. Of food, healthful; full of vitamins and minerals.
6. Pleasant; enjoyable.

   a good time

7. Of people, competent or talented.

   a good swimmer

8. Effective.

   a good worker

9. Favourable.

   a good omen

   good weather

10. Beneficial; worthwhile.

    a good job

11. (colloquial) With "and", extremely. (The soup is good and hot.)
12. Goody-goody; lacking in spirit or personality.
13. (especially when capitalized) Holy.
14. Reasonable in amount.

    a good while longer

    a good amount of seeds

    all in good time

    • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

      The white rock, visible enough above the brush, was still some eighth of a mile further down the spit, and it took me a goodish while to get up with it, crawling, often on all fours, among the scrub.

15. Large in amount or size.

    A good part of his day was spent shopping.

    It will be a good while longer until he's done.

    He's had a good amount of troubles, he has.

    • 2005 Malcolm Gladwell, Blink, Little, ISBN 0316172324, page 125,

      For the better part of one hundred years, this was the home of Cook County Hospital.

[ Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this word see the citations page.

[ Synonyms

• well
• exceptional
• superb
• not bad
• alright
• satisfactory

[ Antonyms

• (acting in the interest of good): bad, evil
• poor

[ Derived terms

terms derived from "good"

for good good and good as gold‎ goodbye good-for-nothing

good grief goodly goodness good night good to go

[ Translations

acting in thee interest of good; ethical (good intentions)

Croatian: dobar hr(hr) Czech: dobrý cs(cs) m. Danish: god da(da) m., godt da(da) n. Filipino: mabuti Finnish: hyvä fi(fi) German: gut de(de) Greek: καλός el(el) (kalós), αγαθός el(el) (agathós) Hebrew: טוב (he) (tóv) m., טובה (he) (tová) f. Hindi: अच्छा hi(hi), अच्छी hi(hi), अच्छे hi(hi), भला hi(hi), भली hi(hi), भले hi(hi) Hungarian: jó hu(hu) Icelandic: góður is(is) m., góð is(is) f., gott is(is) n. Japanese: 良い (よい, yoi), 善意の (ぜんいの, zen'i no) Latin: bonus la(la) m., bona la(la) f., bonum la(la) n.

Latvian: labs lv(lv) m. Lithuanian: geras lt(lt) Marathi: चांगला, चांगली, चांगले, भला, भली, भले Polish: dobry pl(pl) m., dobra pl(pl) f., dobre pl(pl) n., dobre pl(pl) Russian: хороший ru(ru) (χoróšij), добрый ru(ru) (dóbryj) Scots: guid Serbian: dobar m., dobra f., dobrotstvo n., blagodaran m., blagodarna f., blagodarnost n. Slovene: dober sl(sl) m., dobra sl(sl) f., dobro sl(sl) n. Spanish: bueno es(es) m., buena es(es) f. Swedish: god sv(sv) c., gott sv(sv) n. Tagalog: mabuti Thai: เจตนาดี (jet taa naa dee) Vietnamese: tốt, hay, tuyệt

useful for a particular purpose (it’s a good watch)

Croatian: dobar hr(hr) Czech: dobrý cs(cs) m. Danish: god da(da) m., godt da(da) n. Finnish: hyvä fi(fi) German: gut de(de) Greek: καλός el(el) (kalós) Hebrew: טוב (he) (tóv) m., טובה (he) (tová) f. Hindi: उत्तम hi(hi) m., अच्छा hi(hi) m., अच्छी hi(hi) f., अच्छे hi(hi) pl.

Japanese: 良い (よい, yoi), いい (ii) Latvian: labs lv(lv) m. Polish: dobry pl(pl) m., dobra pl(pl) f., dobre pl(pl) n., dobre pl(pl) Russian: хороший ru(ru) (xoróšij) Scots: guid Serbian: godan, dobar, valjan Slovene: dober sl(sl) m., dobra sl(sl) f., dobro sl(sl) n. Swedish: bra sv(sv) Thai: ดูดี (doo dee) (informal), สวยงาม (suay ngaam) (formal)

of food, edible; not stale or rotten

Croatian: dobar hr(hr) m. Danish: god da(da) m., godt da(da) n. Finnish: hyvä fi(fi) German: gut de(de) Hebrew: טוב (he) (tóv) m., טובה (he) (tová) f. Japanese: 大丈夫な (だいじょうぶな, daijōbuna)

Latvian: labs lv(lv) m. Polish: dobry pl(pl) m., dobra pl(pl) f., dobre pl(pl) n., dobre pl(pl) Russian: хороший ru(ru) (xoróšij) Serbian: dobro, valjano Swedish: bra sv(sv)

of food, having a particularly pleasant taste

Croatian: ukusan hr(hr) Czech: dobrý cs(cs) m. Danish: god da(da) m., godt da(da) n. Finnish: hyvä fi(fi) German: gut de(de) Hebrew: טעים (he) (ta`ím) m., טעימה (he) (te`imá) f., טוב (he) (tóv) m., טובה (he) (tová) f.

Latvian: gards lv(lv) m. Polish: dobry pl(pl) m., dobra pl(pl) f., dobre pl(pl) n., dobre pl(pl) Russian: хороший ru(ru) (xoróšij) Serbian: ukusno sr(sr), dobro sr(sr) Slovene: dober sl(sl) m., dobra sl(sl) f., dobro sl(sl) n. Swedish: god sv(sv) c., gott sv(sv) n.

of food, healthful; full of vitamins and minerals

Croatian: zdrav hr(hr) Danish: sund da(da) Finnish: hyvä fi(fi), terveellinen fi(fi) German: gut de(de), gesund de(de) Hebrew: בריא (he) (barí) m., בריאה (he) (bri`á) f., טוב (he) (tóv) m., טובה (he) (tová) f. Hindi: उत्तम hi(hi) m., अच्छा hi(hi) m., अच्छी hi(hi) f., अच्छे hi(hi) pl.

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