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Added 2 October 2026

good

/ɡʊd/ noun

In Latin: bonus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about good at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Benefit.
for your own good
Moral excellence or admirableness.
there is much good to be found in people
That which is pleasing or valuable or useful.
weigh the good against the bad

adjective

Having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.
good news from the hospital
Having the normally expected amount.
gives full measure
Morally admirable.

adverb

(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
Completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly').
he was soundly defeated

Origin

Inherited from Middle English good, from Old English gōd, from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, be associated, suit, fit”). Related to gather and together, but not to god/God. Eclipsed non-native Middle English bon, bone, boon, boun (“good”) borrowed from Old French bon (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”).

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