Good Meaning in English
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. Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions. Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto. Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; -- followed especially by for. Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at. 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. Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth. 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. Not lacking or deficient; full; complete. Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc. That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil. Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc. 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. 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. To make good; to turn to good. To manure; to improve.