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good > 29 senses
ADJECTIVE1goodHaving desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
2good, fullHaving the normally expected amount
3goodMorally admirable
4good, estimable, honorable, respectableDeserving of esteem and respect
5good, beneficialPromoting or enhancing well-being
6good, fineSuperior to the average
7goodAgreeable or pleasing
8good, just, upright, virtuousOf moral excellence
9good, adept, expert, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilfulHaving or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
10goodThorough
11good, dear, nearWith or in a close or intimate relationship
12good, benevolentHaving or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others
13good, dependable, safe, secureFinancially sound
14good, right, ripeMost suitable or right for a particular purpose
15good, wellResulting favorably
16good, effective, in effect, in forceExerting force or influence
17goodFeeling healthy and free of aches and pains
18goodCapable of pleasing
19good, seriousAppealing to the mind
20good, soundIn excellent physical condition
21good, beneficial, salutaryTending to promote physical well-being
22goodNot forged
23good, unspoiled, unspoiltNot left to spoil
24goodGenerally admired
ADVERB1good, well(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')
2good, thoroughly, soundlyIn a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
NOUN1goodBenefit
2good, goodnessMoral excellence or admirableness
3good, goodnessThat which is good or valuable or useful
good > pronunciation
Soundsgihd; guh'd
Rhymesabbreviated, abducted, abstracted, and 667 more rhymes in ihd at the HyperDic website...
adulthood, allgood, babyhood, and 56 more rhymes in uhd at the HyperDic website...
good > adjective 1
MeaningHaving desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.
Examples"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"
Attribute ofquality
Similarbang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing; good enough; goodish; hot; redeeming; satisfactory, acceptable; solid; suitable; superb; well-behaved, well behaved
See alsobest; better; favorable, favourable; good; obedient; respectable
Contrarybad
good > adjective 2
MeaningHaving the normally expected amount.
Examples"gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
Synonymsfull
Similar toample
good > adjective 3
MeaningMorally admirable.
Attribute ofgood, goodness
Similarangelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted; beneficent, benevolent, gracious; goody-goody; redemptive, redeeming, saving; white; worthy
See alsogood; moral; right; righteous; virtuous; worthy
Contraryevil, wicked
good > adjective 4
MeaningDeserving of esteem and respect.
Examples"ruined the family's good name"
Synonymsestimable, honorable, respectable
Similar toreputable
good > adjective 5
MeaningPromoting or enhancing well-being.
Examples"the experience was good for her"
Synonymsbeneficial
Similar toadvantageous
good > adjective 6
MeaningSuperior to the average.
Examples"made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade"
Synonymsfine
Similar tosuperior
good > adjective 7
MeaningAgreeable or pleasing.
Examples"we all had a good time"; "good manners"
Similar tonice
good > adjective 8
MeaningOf moral excellence.
Examples"a genuinely good person"
Synonymsjust, upright, virtuous
Similar torighteous
good > adjective 9
MeaningHaving or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.
Examples"a good mechanic"
Synonymsadept, expert, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful
Similar toskilled
good > adjective 10
MeaningThorough.
Examples"had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"
Similar tocomplete
good > adjective 11
MeaningWith or in a close or intimate relationship.
Examples"a good friend"
Synonymsdear, near
Similar toclose
good > adjective 12
MeaningHaving or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others.
Synonymsbenevolent
Attribute ofbenevolence
Similargood-hearted, kind, kindly, openhearted
See alsobeneficent; charitable; kind
Contrarymalevolent, malicious
good > adjective 13
MeaningFinancially sound.
Examples"a good investment"
Synonymsdependable, safe, secure
Similar tosound
good > adjective 14
MeaningMost suitable or right for a particular purpose.
Examples"a good time to plant tomatoes"
Synonymsright, ripe
Similar toopportune
good > adjective 15
MeaningResulting favorably.
Examples"its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"
Synonymswell
Similar tofortunate
good > adjective 16
MeaningExerting force or influence.
Examples"a warranty good for two years"
Synonymseffective, in effect, in force
Similar tooperative
good > adjective 17
MeaningFeeling healthy and free of aches and pains.
Examples"I feel good"
Similar towell
good > adjective 18
MeaningCapable of pleasing.
Examples"good looks"
Similar topleasing
good > adjective 19
MeaningAppealing to the mind.
Examples"good music"
Synonymsserious
Similar tointellectual
good > adjective 20
MeaningIn excellent physical condition.
Examples"good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"
Synonymssound
Similar tohealthy
good > adjective 21
MeaningTending to promote physical well-being. Beneficial to health.
Examples"a good night's sleep"
Synonymsbeneficial, salutary
Similar tohealthful
good > adjective 22
MeaningNot forged.
Examples"a good dollar bill"
Similar togenuine, echt
good > adjective 23
MeaningNot left to spoil.
Examples"the meat is still good"
Synonymsunspoiled, unspoilt
Similar tofresh
good > adjective 24
MeaningGenerally admired.
Examples"good taste"
Similar todiscriminating
good > noun 1, attribute
MeaningBenefit.
Examples"for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"
Narrowercommon good, commonweal
Broaderadvantage, vantage
good > noun 2, attribute
MeaningMoral excellence or admirableness.
Examples"there is much good to be found in people"
Synonymsgoodness
Attributesgood
Narrowerkindness; beneficence; benignity, benignancy, graciousness; virtue, virtuousness, moral excellence; virtue; saintliness; summum bonum
Broadermorality
Contraryevil, evilness
good > noun 3, attribute
MeaningThat which is good or valuable or useful.
Examples"weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"
Synonymsgoodness
Narrowerworthiness; desirability, desirableness; benefit, welfare; better; optimum; wisdom, wiseness, soundness
Broaderquality
Contrarybad, badness
good > adverb 1
Meaning(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').
Examples"the baby can walk pretty good"
Synonymswell
Contraryill, badly, poorly
Usagecombining form
good > adverb 2
MeaningIn a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly').
Examples"we beat him good"
Synonymsthoroughly, soundly
Usagecolloquialism

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