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Meaning Of Good

  1. superl.
    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.
  2. superl.
    Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions.
  3. superl.
    Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto.
  4. superl.
    Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; -- followed especially by for.
  5. superl.
    Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at.
  6. superl.
    Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit.
  7. superl.
    Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth.
  8. superl.
    Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc.
  9. superl.
    Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.
  10. superl.
    Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc.
  11. n.
    That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil.
  12. n.
    Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc.
  13. n.
    Wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive name for almost all personal property as distinguished from land or real property.
  14. adv.
    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.
  15. v. t.
    To make good; to turn to good.
  16. v. t.
    To manure; to improve.



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