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| n. (attribute) | 1. good | benefit.; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?" |
| ~ advantage, vantage | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
| ~ common good, commonweal | the good of a community. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. good, goodness | moral excellence or admirableness.; "there is much good to be found in people" |
| ~ kindness | the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic. |
| ~ beneficence | the quality of being kind or helpful or generous. |
| ~ benignancy, benignity, graciousness | the quality of being kind and gentle. |
| ~ morality | concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct. |
| ~ moral excellence, virtue, virtuousness | the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. |
| ~ virtue | a particular moral excellence. |
| ~ saintliness | the quality of resembling a saint. |
| ~ summum bonum | the supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. good, goodness | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful.; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| ~ worthiness | the quality or state of having merit or value. |
| ~ desirability, desirableness | the quality of being worthy of desiring. |
| ~ benefit, welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being.; "for the benefit of all" |
| ~ better | something superior in quality or condition or effect.; "a change for the better" |
| ~ better | the superior one of two alternatives.; "chose the better of the two" |
| ~ optimum | most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances. |
| ~ wiseness, soundness, wisdom | the quality of being prudent and sensible. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. commodity, good, trade good | articles of commerce. |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ staple, basic | (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant. |
| ~ consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption. |
| ~ drygoods, soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise. |
| ~ entrant | a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise.; "a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer" |
| ~ export, exportation | commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country. |
| ~ fancy goods | goods that are chiefly ornamental. |
| ~ fungible | a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation. |
| ~ future | bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date. |
| ~ import, importation | commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country. |
| ~ merchandise, product, ware | commodities offered for sale.; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" |
| ~ middling | any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran). |
| ~ shopping | the commodities purchased from stores.; "she loaded her shopping into the car"; "women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance" |
| ~ sporting goods | sports equipment sold as a commodity. |
| ~ worldly good, worldly possession | a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings. |
| ~ salvage | property or goods saved from damage or destruction. |
| adj. | 5. good | 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" |
| ~ best | (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" |
| ~ better | (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another.; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" |
| ~ favorable, favourable | encouraging or approving or pleasing.; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" |
| ~ bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, keen, great, neat | very good.; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" |
| ~ good enough | adequately good for the circumstances.; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me" |
| ~ goodish | moderately good of its kind.; "a goodish wine" |
| ~ hot | very good; often used in the negative.; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history" |
| ~ redeeming | compensating for some fault or defect.; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor" |
| ~ satisfactory, acceptable | meeting requirements.; "the step makes a satisfactory seat" |
| ~ solid | characterized by good substantial quality.; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit" |
| ~ superb | surpassingly good.; "a superb meal" |
| ~ well-behaved, well behaved | (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct.; "a well-behaved child" |
| ~ good | morally admirable. |
| ~ obedient | dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority.; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened" |
| ~ respectable | characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals.; "a respectable woman" |
| adj. | 6. full, good | having the normally expected amount.; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" |
| ~ ample | more than enough in size or scope or capacity.; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply" |
| adj. | 7. good | morally admirable. |
| ~ good | 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" |
| ~ angelic, sainted, saintlike, saintly, beatific, angelical | marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint.; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" |
| ~ goody-goody | affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous. |
| ~ redeeming, saving, redemptive | bringing about salvation or redemption from sin.; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love" |
| ~ white | benevolent; without malicious intent.; "that's white of you" |
| ~ moral | concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life" |
| ~ right | in conformance with justice or law or morality.; "do the right thing and confess" |
| ~ righteous | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice.; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much" |
| ~ virtuous | morally excellent. |
| ~ worthy | having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable.; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause" |
| adj. | 8. estimable, good, honorable, respectable | deserving of esteem and respect.; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" |
| ~ reputable | having a good reputation.; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" |
| adj. | 9. beneficial, good | 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" |
| ~ advantageous | giving an advantage.; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often" |
| adj. | 10. good | agreeable or pleasing.; "we all had a good time"; "good manners" |
| ~ nice | pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today" |
| adj. | 11. good, just, upright | of moral excellence.; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" |
| ~ righteous | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice.; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much" |
| adj. | 12. adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful | 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" |
| ~ skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| adj. | 13. good | thorough.; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" |
| ~ complete | having every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
| adj. | 14. dear, good, near | with or in a close or intimate relationship.; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" |
| ~ close | close in relevance or relationship.; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" |
| adj. | 15. dependable, good, safe, secure | financially sound.; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" |
| ~ sound | financially secure and safe.; "sound investments"; "a sound economy" |
| adj. | 16. good, right, ripe | 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" |
| ~ opportune | suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose.; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival" |
| adj. | 17. good, well | resulting favorably.; "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" |
| ~ fortunate | having unexpected good fortune.; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" |
| adj. | 18. effective, good, in effect, in force | exerting force or influence.; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" |
| ~ operative | being in force or having or exerting force.; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system" |
| adj. | 19. good | capable of pleasing.; "good looks" |
| ~ pleasing | giving pleasure and satisfaction.; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" |
| adj. | 20. good, serious | appealing to the mind.; "good music"; "a serious book" |
| ~ intellectual | appealing to or using the intellect.; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature" |
| adj. | 21. good, sound | in excellent physical condition.; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" |
| ~ healthy | having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease.; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" |
| adj. | 22. good, salutary | 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" |
| ~ healthful | conducive to good health of body or mind.; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance" |
| adj. | 23. good, honest | not forged.; "a good dollar bill" |
| ~ echt, genuine | not fake or counterfeit.; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" |
| adj. | 24. good, undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt | not left to spoil.; "the meat is still good" |
| ~ fresh | recently made, produced, or harvested.; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce" |
| adj. | 25. good | generally admired.; "good taste" |
| ~ discriminating | showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste.; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" |
| adv. | 26. good, 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').; "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" |
| ~ combining form | a bound form used only in compounds.; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" |
| adv. | 27. good, soundly, thoroughly | completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly').; "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
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