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GOOD, a.
1. Valid; legally firm; not weak or defective; having strength adequate to its support; as a good title; a good deed; a good claim.
2. Valid; sound; not weak, false or fallacious; as a good argument.
3. Complete or sufficiently perfect in its kind; having the physical qualities best adapted to its design and use; opposed to bad,imperfect, corrupted, impaired. We say, good timber, good cloth, a good soil, a good color.
And God saw every thing that he had made, and
behold, it was very good. Gen 1.
4. Having moral qualities best adapted to its design and use, or the qualities which God's law requires; virtuous; pious; religious; applied to persons, and opposed to bad, vitious, wicked, evil.
Yet peradventure for a good man some would
even dare to die. Rom 5.
5. Conformable to the moral law; virtuous; applied to actions.
In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works.
Titus 2.
6. Proper; fit; convenient; seasonable; well adapted to the end. It was a good time to commence operations. He arrived in good time.
7. Convenient; useful; expedient; conducive to happiness.
It is not good that the man should be alone. Gen 2.
8. Sound; perfect; uncorrupted; undamaged. This fruit will keep good the whole year.
9. Suitable to the taste or to health; wholesome; salubrious; palatable; not disagreeable or noxious; as fruit good to eat; a tree good for food. Gen 2.
10. Suited to produce a salutary effect; adapted to abate or cure; medicinal; salutary; beneficial; as, fresh vegetables are good for scorbutic diseases.
11. Suited to strengthen or assist the healthful functions; as, a little wine is good for a weak stomach.
12. Pleasant to the taste; as a good apple.
My son, eat thou honey, because it is good, and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste. Prov 24.
13. Full; complete.
The protestant subjects of the abbey make up a good third of its people.
14. Useful; valuable; having qualities or a tendency to produce a good effect.
All quality, that is good for any thing,is originally founded on merit.
15. Equal; adequate; competent. His security is good for the amount of the debt; applied to persons able to fulfill contracts.
Antonio is a good man.
16. Favorable; convenient for any purpose; as a good stand for business; a good station for a camp.
17. Convenient; suitable; safe; as a good harbor for ships.
18. Well qualified; able; skillful; or performing duties with skill and fidelity; as a good prince; a good commander; a good officer; a good physician.
19. Ready; dexterous.
Those are generally good at flattering who are good for nothing else.
20. Kind; benevolent; affectionate; as a good father; good will.
21. Kind; affectionate; faithful; as a good friend.
22. Promotive of happiness; pleasant; agreeable; cheering; gratifying.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. Psa 133.
23. Pleasant or prosperous; as, good morrow, Sir; good morning.
24. Honorable; fair; unblemished; unimpeached; as a man of good fame or report.
A good name is better than precious ointment.
Eccl 7.
25. Cheerful; favorable to happiness. Be of good comfort.
26. Great or considerable; not small nor very great; as a good while ago; he is a good way off, or at a good distance; he has a good deal of leisure; I had a good share of the trouble. Here we see the primary sense of extending, advancing.
27. Elegant; polite; as good breeding.
28. Real; serious; not feigned.
Love not in good earnest.
29. Kind; favorable; benevolent; humane.
The men were very good to us. 1 Sam 25.
30. Benevolent; merciful; gracious.
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are
of a clean heart. Psa 73.
31. Seasonable; commendable; proper.
Why trouble ye the woman, for she hath
wrought a good work on me. Mat 26.
32. Pleasant; cheerful; festive.
We come in a good day. 1 Sam 25.
33. Companionable; social; merry.
It is well known, that Sir Roger had been a good fellow in his youth.
34. Brave; in familiar language. You are a good fellow.
35. In the phrases, the good man, applied to the master of the house,and good woman, applied to the mistress, good sometimes expresses a moderate degree of respect, and sometimes slight contempt. Among the first settlers of New England, it was used as a title instead of Mr.; as Goodman Jones; Goodman Wells.
36. The phrase good will is equivalent to benevolence; but it signifies also an earnest desire, a hearty wish, entire willingness or fervent zeal; as, we entered into the service with a good will; he laid on stripes with a good will.
37. Comely; handsome; well formed; as a good person or shape.
38. Mild; pleasant; expressing benignity or other estimable qualities; as a good countenance.
39. Mild; calm; not irritable or fractious; as a good temper.
40. Kind; friendly; humane; as a good heart or disposition.
Good advice, wise and prudent counsel.
Good heed, great care; due caution.
In good south, in good truth; in reality.
To make good, to perform; to fulfill; as, to make good one's word or promise; that is to make it entire or unbroken.
1. To confirm or establish; to prove; to verify; as, to make good a charge or accusation.
2. To supply deficiency; to make up a defect or loss. I will make good what is wanting.
3. To indemnify; to give an equivalent for damages. If you suffer loss, I will make it good to you.
4. To maintain; to carry into effect; as, to make good a retreat.
To stand good, to be firm or valid. His word or promise stands good.
To think good, to see good, is to be pleased or satisfied; to think to be expedient.
If ye think good, give me my price. Zec 11.
As good as, equally; no better than; the same as. We say, one is as good as dead. Heb 11.
As good as his word, equaling in fulfillment what was promised; performing to the extent.
GOOD, n. That which contributes to diminish or remove pain, or to increase happiness or prosperity; benefit; advantage; opposed to evil or misery. The medicine will do neither good nor harm. It does my heart good to see you so happy.
There are many that say, who will show us any good. Psa 4.
1. Welfare; prosperity; advancement of interest or happiness. He labored for the good of the state.
The good of the whole community can be promoted only by advancing the good of each of the members composing it.
2. Spiritual advantage or improvement; as the good of souls.
3. Earnest; not jest.
The good woman never died after this, till she came to die for good and all.
The phrase, for good and all, signifies, finally; to close the whole business; for the last time.
4. Moral works; actions which are just and in conformity to the moral law or divine precepts.
Depart from evil, and do good. Psa 34.
5. Moral qualities; virtue; righteousness.
I find no good in this man.
6. The best fruits; richness; abundance.
I will give you the good of the land. Gen 45.
GOOD, v.t. To manure. [Not in use.]
GOOD, adv. As good, as well; with equal advantage. Had you not as good go with me? In America we use goods,the Gothic word. Had you not as goods go?
In replies, good signifies well; right; it is satisfactory; I am satisfied. I will be with you to morrow; answer, good, very good. So we use well, from the root of L. valeo, to be strong.
good appears in definitions for these words:
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Aubaine Auctioneer Audacity Aught Authenticalness Avails Average Avow Avowant Avowry Await Babbling Bad Badger Badness Bail Bailee Bailment Bailor Balance Bale Balearic Banquet Banter Bantered Bantering Bar Bargemaster Barter Basis Bate Bazar Bear Bearer Beatification Beech Beef Behave Behavior Belamy Beldam Believe Belllibone Belly-cheer Beneficence Beneficent Beneficient Benefit Benefiting Benevolence Benevolent Benevolently Benignity Best Bestor Betide Betime Better Beyond Bid Big Bill Bishop Blab Black Blaze Blinds Blood Blooded Bloodstone Blunt Board Boat Body Bona-fide Bond Bonded Bonify Born Borough Bottom Bottomry Bountihead Bountihede Box Brag Breeder Breeding Breeze Bribe Bright Bring Brocage Broker Bulk Bunsing Burn Bursting Bushiness By Caduceus Calabash Calumniation Cannot Cant Cape Caravel Careful Cargo Carman Carnelian Carrick-bend Carrying Case Cash Cattle Cause Cavil Cavilous Cephalalgic Cessavit Chance Change Charact Charge Charity Charm Chattel Cheap Cheapen Cheer Cheerful Cheerfully Cheerfulness Chest Chestnut-tree Choice Church Cicuta Civility Clear Cleave Cleve Cleverness Climax Cognizance Coin Coinage Color Combination Comfort Comity Comma Command Commendation Commerce Commission Commit Commodity Commonweal Communicate Communication Community Companionable Company Comparative Comparison Compensate Completion Compound Concern Concerning Conciliate Concupiscence Concupiscible Condition Conditioned Conducive Conduct Confess Confession Confessor Confide Confiscate Confiscated Confiscation Conflict Conformable Conformation Congratulation Congratulatory Congress Congruity Conjurer Consent Consider Considerably Consideration Consign Consignee Consigner Consignment Consignor Construction Contented Contraband Contrast Conversant Convert Convey Conveyance Conviviality Copy Cordial Corn Corn-sallad Corody Coroner Correspondency Correspondent Corrupt Countenance Counter Counteract Counterfeit Countermark Courage Cover Covet Covetous Covetousness Crafty Credibly Credit Cross Cry Cultivate Cultivating Cultivation Cultivator Culture Cunningman Cup Cure Custom Customer Cut Czar Dainty Damage Damageable Damnify Daughter Dead Dealer Debauch Debenture Debentured Debit Debited Debiting Debt Debtor Decayed Decaying Decency Decline Decorum Deed Deep Defamation Defiance Degeneracy Degenerate Degenerateness Degeneration Degree Delight Deliver Deliverable Deliverance Delivery Demand Demerit Demon Denomination Deny Depend Deposit Depositary Depository Depravation Deprave Depraved Depravity Deprivation Derelict Derive Desert Deserve Deservedly Deserver Deserving Determination Detestation Detinue Devastation Device Diffusion Digestion Direction Disadvantage Disadvantageous Disaffection Disallow Discern Discharge Discount Discountenance Discourteous Discredit Discretion Dishonest Dishonestly Dislike Dismay Disorderly Dispensation Dispense Dispose Disregard Disreputable Disreputation Disserve Distinction Distrain Distrainor Distress Do Docket Doings Doubly Dowry Draft Draught Draw Drawback Dress Dry Dunnage Duteous Dutiable Duty Ear Early Earn Eat Eclectic Education Educe Eel Effect Egad Election Elegant Elegit Elocution Elogy Eloquence Embezzle Embezzlement Emulate Emulation Encouragement End Endow Engage Enjoy Enjoyment Enlarge Enliven Enter Entice Entitled Entrance Entreaat Entrepot Entry Envelop Envious Envy Equivalence Equivalent Essential Establish Esteem Estimable Estovers Eternally Euchymy Eupepsy Eupeptic Euphemism Evangelic Evangely Event Exaggeration Excel Excelled Excellent Execution Exhilarate Exhort Exhortation Exhorted Exhorting Expect Expectant Expectation Expedience Expense Expensive Experience Explanation Export Exportation Exporter Exporting Expose Expository External Extravagantly Exuberant Exultation Facetious Facetiousness Facile Facility Factorage Factory Faculty Fain Fair Faith Faithfully Fall Fame Fare Fashion Fat Favor Favored Fear Featured Fee Feel Feeling Felicitate Felicity Fellow Fellowship Felony Fence Ferry Fiddle Fierceness Fiftieth Fight Figure Filch Fill Financially Fine Finger First-fruit Fisc Flat Flatter Flotsam Flourish Flowk Follow Foolishness Footstep For Forbearance Forbid Forego Forehanded Foreign Forerun Forfeit Fortunate Fortunately Fortunateness Fortune Forward Fount Frame Frankpledge Fraught Freight Fresh Friendly Friendship From Frugal Frugality Frugally Fruit Fruitless Full Fund Furnish Furniture G Gain Garbles Gaudy Gear Generate Genii Genius Gentility Gentle Gentlefolk Gentleman Gentlemanly Gentleness Gentlewoman Gentry Get Gild Glorying Go God Godlyhead Godson Godyeld Goer Good Good-breeding Good-conditioned Good-speed Goodless Goodliness Goodly Goodlyhead Goodman Goodness Goody Goodyship Gospel Grace Graces Gracious Graciousness Grammar Grant Graphically Gratitude Gratulate Gratulating Gratulation Gree Greith Gross Guard Guerdon Gunner Gymnosophist Haberdashery Habit Hand Hap Happily Happiness Happy Hardly Hardness Harmony Hastening Hateful Hater Haven Having Hawk Hawker Head Health Heart Heart-whole Hearty-hale Heaven Heed Heedfully Height Heriot High Hight Hilarity Hit Hold Holiness Holy Honest Honor Hope Hopeful Hopefully Hopefulness Hopeless Hoping Hopingly Host Hour Housage House Household-stuff Housewife However Hoy Humor Husband Husbandry Huswifery Hypocrisy Hypocritically Hypothecate Hypothecation Icteric Ideal Identic Identify Identity Idle Ill Ill-breeding Illegitimate Illuminati Imagery Imbue Immense Impatience Impatient Implex Impoliteness Import Important Importer Impost Impress Improvable Improve Improved Improvement Imputable Imputation Impute In Inaugurate Incentive Incomparable Inconscionable Inconsistent Increase Increasing Incumbent Indecorous Indecorousness Indelicate Indelicately Indemnify Indifferent Indite Inducement Indult Ineffable Inexpedient Infection Infinity Infix Influx Infusible Infusion Ingenuity Ingratiate Ingratitude Injure Injurious Injury Innocent Innocently Inquest Insecure Insinuate Insolvent Inspection Inspector Instill Instinct Insurance Intelligence Intentioned Interest Interposition Intrinsic Introduce Intrust Invective Inventory Invest Invoice Invoicing Itself Jealous Jealousy Jet Jettison Johnapple Joy Judge Judgment Judicious Judiciously Junto Just Keen Keep Keeping Kind Kindly Kindness Land Landing-place Landstreight Languish Larceny Lasting Lean Leaper Learning Leather-seller Legacy Level Libel Life Light Like Likely Likeness Liking Lip-devotion Lit Literature Live Long-suffering Longsuffering Look Losing Loss Lost Lot Lottery Love Lovingness Lower Luck Luckily Luckiness Luckless Lucky Lucrative Lucre Lustrous Magian Make Malachite Malign Manager Manichean Manifest Manners Manufactory Manufacturing Mar Marble Mark Market Market-place Marry Mart Masonry Mastication Materially Maundy-thursday May Mean Meaning Measure Mechanic Mechanically Meditate Meet Meliorating Mercery Merchandise Merchant Merchantman Merciful Merit Metal Methodize Metonymy Middle Mine Minister Mixture Moiety Money Monopolist Monopoly Moral Morality Morally Morals Moroseness Morrow Mortgage Most Motion Motive Mouser Movables Move Must Mutiny Myrrh Naked Name Neatly Neatness Negboor Neglect Negotiate Neighbor Neither Ness Neutral Neutrality News Niggardliness Non-exportation Non-importation None Notify Notional Notorious Now Nut-hatch Obdurate Obligate Obscurely Obtain Odd Off Offensive Office Offing Ominous Ominously Open Opinion Opportunity Oppress Optimism Order Orderly Orfgild Original Ostentation Ostentatious Other Our Outwardly Over Overstock Overt Owing Owler Own Pace Pack Package Packcloth Packet Packhorse Paint Pancake Paraphernalia Parcel Parol Parsimonious Parsimony Part Partial Partition Partnership Party Pass Passport Patience Patriotism Pawn Pawning Pay Peculate Peculation Peddle Pelagic Penman Penmanship Pennyworth Perambulate Perfectness Perfidious Performance Performer Permistion Perseverance Persevere Persistence Personable Petit Philanthropic Philanthropist 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Self-healing Sell Sense Sensible Sensibleness Sensibly Sequester Sequestration Serve Service Serviceable Serviceableness Set Settlement Shadow Share Sharer Sheild Ship Shipment Shoot Shop Shoplifter Shopping Shrewdly Shrink Shuffle Shy Sign Signal Silence Simply Simulate Singly Singularly Sink Sir Sire Sit Skillfulness Slack Slandered Sledding Sleigh Slender Smellfeast Smite Smuggle Smuggler Smuggling Snug Solicitude Some Sometimes Somewhat Son Sorrow Sorrowful Sorry Soul Sound Sovereign Sow-thistle Spare Spasmodic Speaker Species Specious Specuation Speculate Speculator Speed Spirit Spoil Spring Stamp Stand Standard Standing Staple Star-shoot State Statedly Statute-merchant Statute-staple Steal Stealing Stealth Steerage Sterling Stevedore Stiff Stir Stock Stomach Storage Store Store-house Stowage Stowing Strike Student Stuff Subsidy Substance Substantial Substantially Substantiate Substantive Succede Succeeding Success Successful Suffrage Superior Support Suretiship Surpass Surplusage Surveyor Suspend Table Tack Taint Take Tally Tantalism Tantalize Tantalized Tantalizing Tare Tarif Taste Tasteful Tastefully Tastily Tasty Temperance Temperature Tempered Temptation Tendency Tender Tenderness Terror Testimonial Thankfulness Thanking Thanksgiving Theft Thenceforth There Thereby Thereupon Therewithal Thick Thief Thievery Thing Think Thirst This Thorn Though Thralldom Three-petaled Thrift Thriftily Thriftiness Thriftless Thrifty Thrive Thriving Throb Throw Thy Thyself Tickle Tide-waiter Tides-man Tidings Tidy Tilth Timbered Time Timeist Timeliness Timely Timidity Timously Tinsel Tithing Tithingman Title To Together Tokay Token Tolerable Toleration Toll Toll-booth Tonnage Touch Trade Tradition Traditor Traduction Traffick Trafficking Transhipment Transit Transit-duty Translation Transport Transportation Tread Treatment Trebly Trifle Trim Trimly Trimmed Trimness Trover Truck Truckage Trucker Trucking True Trumpet Trumpeter Trust Trusted Tung Tungless Turn Tye Unable Unassured Unattainable Uncounselable Uncreditable Undamaged Underleaf Understanding Underwriting Undeservedly Undistinguished Undistinguishing Unequaled Unfertile Unfruitful Ungenteel Ungenteelly Ungratefulness Unity Universal Unkindness Unmannerliness Unmannerly Unmoralized Unpack Unpacked Unprincipled Unprofitableness Unprofitably Unsalable Unship Unthankful Unthankfulness Untidy Unuseful Unwarranted Unwell Unwillingly Upon Usage Use Useful Useless Utility Utterance Vacant Valid Valuable Value Vanity Variety Vend Vended Vender Vendibility Version Vest Vetchling Victuals Vild Violate Virtue Virtuous Visitation Vogue Votive Vouched Vouchee Wagel Wagon Waif Wain War Ware Warehouse Warrant Warranter Warranting Warranty Warrior Wassail Waste Wave Way Wealth Wealthy Welfare Well-meaner Well-meaning Well-minded Well-moralized Well-natured Well-water Well-wisher Wharfage Wheeling Whitewood Wholesale Whomsoever Widow Widowed Will Winnow Winter Wisdom Wise Wish Without Woolen-draper Word Work 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