<b><font size="4">"good"</font></b><br/><b>adjective</b> <ol> <li>having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "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" [ant: <a href="../bad.html">bad</a>] </li> <li>having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" [syn: <a href="../full.html">full</a>] </li> <li>morally admirable [ant: <a href="../evil.html">evil</a>] </li> <li>deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: <a href="../estimable.html">estimable</a>, <a href="../honorable.html">honorable</a>, <a href="../respectable.html">respectable</a>] </li> <li>promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her" [syn: <a href="../beneficial.html">beneficial</a>] </li> <li>superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade" [syn: <a href="../fine.html">fine</a>] </li> <li>agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good manners" </li> <li>of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass [syn: <a href="../just.html">just</a>, <a href="../upright.html">upright</a>, <a href="../virtuous.html">virtuous</a>] </li> <li>having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "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" [syn: <a href="../adept.html">adept</a>, <a href="../expert.html">expert</a>, <a href="../practiced.html">practiced</a>, <a href="../proficient.html">proficient</a>, <a href="../skillful.html">skillful</a>, <a href="../skilful.html">skilful</a>] </li> <li>thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" </li> <li>with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" [syn: <a href="../dear.html">dear</a>, <a href="../near.html">near</a>] </li> <li>having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature" [syn: <a href="../benevolent.html">benevolent</a>] [ant: <a href="../malevolent.html">malevolent</a>] </li> <li>financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" [syn: <a href="../dependable.html">dependable</a>, <a href="../safe.html">safe</a>, <a href="../secure.html">secure</a>] </li> <li>most suitable or right for a particular purpose; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" [syn: <a href="../right.html">right</a>, <a href="../ripe.html">ripe</a>] </li> <li>resulting favorably; "its 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" [syn: <a href="/">well(p)</a>] </li> <li>exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" [syn: <a href="../effective.html">effective</a>, <a href="/">in effect(p)</a>, <a href="/">in force(p)</a>] </li> <li>feeling healthy and free of aches and pains; "I feel good" [syn: <a href="/">good(p)</a>] </li> <li>capable of pleasing; "good looks" </li> <li>appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book" [syn: <a href="../serious.html">serious</a>] </li> <li>in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" [syn: <a href="../sound.html">sound</a>] </li> <li>tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" [syn: <a href="../beneficial.html">beneficial</a>, <a href="../salutary.html">salutary</a>] </li> <li>not forged; "a good dollar bill" </li> <li>not left to spoil; "the meat is still good" [syn: <a href="../unspoiled.html">unspoiled</a>, <a href="../unspoilt.html">unspoilt</a>] </li> <li>generally admired; "good taste"</li> </ol> <b>noun</b> <ol> <li>benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?" </li> <li>moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people" [syn: <a href="../goodness.html">goodness</a>] [ant: <a href="../evil.html">evil</a>, <a href="../evil.html">evil</a>] </li> <li>that which is good or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" [syn: <a href="../goodness.html">goodness</a>] [ant: <a href="../bad.html">bad</a>, <a href="../bad.html">bad</a>]</li> </ol> <b>adverb</b> <ol> <li>(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'); "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: <a href="../well.html">well</a>] [ant: <a href="../ill.html">ill</a>] </li> <li>in a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" [syn: <a href="../thoroughly.html">thoroughly</a>, <a href="../soundly.html">soundly</a>] [also: <a href="/">better</a>, <a href="/">best</a>]</li> </ol> Source: <a href="../good.html">http://www.word.sc/good</a>

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