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good
adj. excellent; pleasant; pleasurable; decent; valid; well-behaved; in fine condition; competent, skilled; positive; having admirable moral values
 
n. benefit, asset; something positive; virtue, decency, honor
 
adv. nice, excellent, of high quality


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Good may refer to:Good and evil, in religion, ethics, and philosophyGood (economics and accounting), a useful object or serviceGood Technology, a company which sells Push e-mail products for mobile phonesForm of the Good in Platonic philosophy
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good
Noun
1. benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?"
(hypernym) advantage, vantage
(hyponym) common good, commonweal
2. moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"
(synonym) goodness
(antonym) evil, evilness
(hypernym) morality
(hyponym) kindness
3. that which is good or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"
(synonym) goodness
(antonym) bad, badness
(hypernym) quality
(hyponym) worthiness
Adjective
1. 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"
(antonym) bad
(similar) bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing
(see-also) best
(attribute) quality
2. having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
(synonym) full
(similar) ample
3. morally admirable
(antonym) evil, wicked
(similar) angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted
(attribute) goodness
4. deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"
(synonym) estimable, honorable, respectable
(similar) reputable
5. 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"
(synonym) beneficial
(similar) advantageous
6. superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade"
(synonym) fine
(similar) superior
7. agreeable or pleasing; "we all had a good time"; "good manners"
(similar) nice
8. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass
(synonym) just, upright, virtuous
(similar) righteous
9. 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"
(synonym) adept, expert, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful
(similar) skilled
10. thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"
(similar) complete
11. with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"
(synonym) dear, near
(similar) close
12. having or showing or arising from a desire to promote the welfare or happiness of others; "his benevolent smile"; "a benevolent nature"
(synonym) benevolent
(similar) good-hearted, kind, kindly, openhearted
(see-also) beneficent
(attribute) benevolence
13. financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
(synonym) dependable, safe, secure
(similar) sound
14. 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"
(synonym) right, ripe
(similar) opportune
15. resulting favorably; "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"
(synonym) well(p)
(similar) fortunate
16. exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"
(synonym) effective, in effect(p), in force(p)
(similar) operative
17. feeling healthy and free of aches and pains; "I feel good"
(synonym) good(p)
(similar) well
18. capable of pleasing; "good looks"
(similar) pleasing
19. appealing to the mind; "good music"; "a serious book"
(synonym) serious
(similar) intellectual
20. in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
(synonym) sound
(similar) healthy
21. 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"
(synonym) beneficial, salutary
(similar) healthful
22. not forged; "a good dollar bill"
(similar) genuine, echt
23. not left to spoil; "the meat is still good"
(synonym) unspoiled, unspoilt
(similar) fresh
24. generally admired; "good taste"
(similar) discriminating
Adverb
1. (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-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good"
(synonym) well
(classification) combining form
2. in a complete and thorough manner (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good"
(synonym) thoroughly, soundly
(classification) colloquialism


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Good
(v. t.)
To manure; to improve.
  
 
(v. t.)
To make good; to turn to good.
  
 
(superl.)
Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; -- followed especially by for.
  
 
(superl.)
Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth.
  
 
(superl.)
Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions.
  
 
(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.
  
 
(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.
  
 
(superl.)
Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.
  
 
(superl.)
Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc.
  
 
(superl.)
Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto.
  
 
(superl.)
Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at.
  
 
(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.
  
 
(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.
  
 
(n.)
That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil.
  
 
(n.)
Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc.
  
 
(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.
  

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Agathon
Agathon, To (Greek) The good (principle), the highest or supreme good in a moral sense, summum bonum; Plato's name for that aspect of the divine otherwise called the unmanifest or First Logos. Although sometimes equated with atman, which corresponds to the Greek pneuma, paramatman is a better equivalent for to agathon. It is likewise equivalent to the Buddhist alaya (the indissoluble or everlasting).
 
Evil
Evil Good and evil are attributes of relativity in nature as cognized by the minds of percipient beings. "Esoteric philosophy admits neither good nor evil per se as existing independently in nature. The cause for both is found, as regards the Kosmos, in the necessity of contraries or contrasts, and with respect to man, in his human nature, his ignorance and passions. There is no devil or the utterly depraved, as there are no Angels absolutely perfect, though there may be spirits of Light and of Darkness . . ." (SD 2:162).
Pythagorean philosophy regards the duad as evil, and the One as the only good; which symbolizes that manifested qualities are in pairs of opposites, so that contrast subsists not merely within the pair itself but also between the pair considered as a whole and the One which is superior to it. Since throughout nature we find such pairs of opposites, reconciled by a synthesizing unity, it follows that the words good and evil of necessity are used in a relative sense, and convey the notion of incompleteness as contrasted with an intuitively conceived perfection. We cannot suppose that things can be good or evil in themselves, except relatively, or even in their relations to other things.


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