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adjective (better; best)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gōd; akin to Old High German guot good, Middle High German gatern to unite, Sanskrit gadhya what one clings to Date: before 12th century
1. a. of a favorable character or tendency ,
bountiful ,
fertile ,
handsome ,
attractive , b.
suitable ,
fit , free from injury or disease , not depreciated , commercially sound , that can be relied on ,
profitable ,
advantageous , c.
agreeable ,
pleasant ,
salutary ,
wholesome ,
amusing ,
clever , d. of a noticeably large size or quantity ;
considerable ,
full , (3) — used as an intensive
e. well-founded , cogent , true , deserving of respect ; honorable , legally valid or effectual , f. adequate , satisfactory , conforming to a standard , choice , discriminating , containing less fat and being less tender than higher grades,
2. a. virtuous , right , commendable , kind , benevolent , upper-class , competent , skillful , d. loyal , close , free from infirmity or sorrow , goodish adjective
Usage: An old notion that it is wrong to say “I feel good” in reference to health still occasionally appears in print. The origins of this notion are obscure, but they seem to combine someone's idea that good should be reserved to describe virtue and uncertainty about whether an adverb or an adjective should follow feel. Today nearly everyone agrees that both good and well can be predicate adjective s after feel. Both are used to express good health, but good… Полное определение слова «GOOD»
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good and
phrasal very , entirely
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good book
noun
Usage: often capitalized G&B
Date: 1651
bible
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good cholesterol
noun
Date: 1980
HDL
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good deal
noun Date: before 12th century a considerable quantity or extent ; lot
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good faith
noun
Date: 1755
honesty or lawfulness of purpose
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good fellow
noun
Date: 13th century
an affable companionable person, good-fellowship noun
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good friday
noun
Etymology: from its special sanctity
Date: 13th century
the Friday before Easter observed in churches as the anniversary of the crucifixion of Christ and in some states of the United States as a legal holiday
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good hope, cape of
geographical name cape S Republic of South Africa in SW Western Cape province W of False Bay, at 34°21′ S
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good life
noun
Date: 1942
a life marked by a high standard of living
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good offices
noun plural
Date: 1681
services as a mediator
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good ol' boy
noun see: good old boy
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good old boy
or good ol' boy or good ole boy noun
Date: circa 1967
a usually white Southerner who conforms to the values, culture, or behavior of his peers
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good ole boy
noun see: good old boy
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good samaritan
noun
Date: 1679
Samaritan 2
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good word
phrasal a favorable statement , good news