good

/ˈgu̇d/

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

adjective

  1. of a favorable character or tendency

  2. bountiful, fertile

  3. handsome, attractive

noun

  1. something that is good

  2. something conforming to the moral order of the universe

  3. praiseworthy character : goodness

adverb

  1. well

  2. —used as an intensive

he showed me how good I was doing