good

  1. Adjective.  Acting in the interest of good; ethical.
  2. Adjective.  Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
  3. Adjective.  Of food, edible; not stale or rotten.
  4. Adjective.  Of food, having a particularly pleasant taste.
  5. Adjective.  Of food, being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
  6. Adjective.  Healthful.
  7. Adjective.  Pleasant; enjoyable..
  8. Adjective.  Of people, competent or talented.
  9. Adjective.  Effective.
  10. Adjective.  Favourable.
  11. Adjective.  Beneficial; worthwhile.
  12. Adjective.  (colloquial) With "and", extremely.
  13. Adjective.  (context, especially when capitalized) Holy.
  14. Adjective.  Reasonable in amount.
  15. Adjective.  Large in amount or size.
  16. Adjective.  Entire.
  17. Adverb.  (nonstandard) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
  18. Noun.  (uncountable) The forces or behaviors that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
  19. Noun.  (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
  20. Noun.  (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of something qualified by the adjective; e.g., ''"The best is the enemy of the good."''.
  21. Noun.  (countable, usually in plural) An item of merchandise.

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