Sell also: adept, beneficial, commodity, dear, dependable, effective, estimable, expert, full, goodness, honorable, just, near, practiced, proficient, respectable, right, ripe, safe, salutary, secure, serious, skilful, skillful, sound, soundly, thoroughly, unspoiled, unspoilt, upright, well
• Noun: benefit; examples: "for your own good", "what's the good of worrying?"
• Noun: moral excellence or admirableness; example: "there is much good to be found in people"
• Noun: that which is pleasing or valuable or useful; examples: "weigh the good against the bad", "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"
• Noun: articles of commerce
• Adj: having 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"
• Adj: having the normally expected amount; examples: "gives full measure", "gives good measure", "a good mile from here"
• Adj: morally admirable
• Adj: deserving of esteem and respect; examples: "all respectable companies give guarantees", "ruined the family's good name"
• Adj: promoting or enhancing well-being; examples: "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries", "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate", "the experience was good for her"
• Adj: agreeable or pleasing; examples: "we all had a good time", "good manners"
• Adj: of moral excellence; examples: "a genuinely good person", "a just cause", "an upright and respectable man"
• Adj: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; examples: "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"
• Adj: thorough; examples: "had a good workout", "gave the house a good cleaning"
• Adj: with or in a close or intimate relationship; examples: "a good friend", "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
• Adj: financially sound; examples: "a good investment", "a secure investment"
• Adj: most suitable or right for a particular purpose; examples: "a good time to plant tomatoes", "the right time to act", "the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
• Adj: resulting favorably; examples: "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"
• Adj: exerting force or influence; examples: "the law is effective immediately", "a warranty good for two years", "the law is already in effect (or in force)"
• Adj: capable of pleasing; example: "good looks"
• Adj: appealing to the mind; examples: "good music", "a serious book"
• Adj: in excellent physical condition; examples: "good teeth", "I still have one good leg", "a sound mind in a sound body"
• Adj: tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; examples: "beneficial effects of a balanced diet", "a good night's sleep", "the salutary influence of pure air"
• Adj: not forged; example: "a good dollar bill"
• Adj: not left to spoil; example: "the meat is still good"
• Adj: generally admired; example: "good taste"
• Adv: (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 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"
• Adv: in a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); examples: "he was soundly defeated", "we beat him good"
Three things are needed for a good life, good friends, good food, and good song.