goodAble to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for. Can you lend me fifty dollars? You know I'm good for it. Well-behaved (especially of children or animals). Be good while your mother and I are out. Were you a good boy for the babysitter? (US) Satisfied or at ease Would you like a glass of water? — I'm good. [Are] you good? — Yeah, I'm fine. (colloquial, with with) Accepting of, OK with My mother said she's good with me being alone with my date as long as she's met them first. The soup is rather spicy. Are you good with that, or would you like something else? (archaic) Of high rank or birth. (of capabilities) Useful for a particular purpose; functional. it’s a good watch;  the flashlight batteries are still good Effective. a good worker (obsolete) Real; actual; serious. in good sooth (properties and qualities) (of food) Edible; not stale or rotten. The bread is still good. Having a particularly pleasant taste. The food was very good. Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements. Eat a good dinner so you will be ready for the big game tomorrow. Healthful. Exercise and a varied diet are good for you. Pleasant; enjoyable. We had a good time. Favourable. a good omen;  good weather Unblemished; honourable. a person's good name Beneficial; worthwhile. a good job Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious. (colloquial, when with and) Very, extremely. See good and. The soup is good and hot. (colloquial) Ready I'm good when you are. The reports are good to go. Holy (especially when capitalized) . Good Friday, Good Wednesday, the Good Book (of quantities) Reasonable in amount. all in good time Large in amount or size. a good while longer;  a good number of seeds;  A good part of his day was spent shopping.  It will be a good while longer until he's done.  He's had a good amount of troubles, he has. Full; entire; at least as much as. This hill will take a good hour and a half to climb.  The car was a good ten miles away. Usage notes The comparative gooder and superlative goodest are nonstandard. In informal (often jocular) contexts, best may be inflected further and given the comparative bester and the superlative bestest; these forms are also nonstandard. Synonyms (having positive attributes): not bad, all right, satisfactory, decent, see also Thesaurus:good (healthful): well (competent or talented): accomplished (acting in the interest of good; ethical): See Thesaurus:goodness Antonyms (having positive attributes): bad, poor (ethical): bad, evil Derived terms a good few a good many come from a good place goodbye good day good drunk good riddance good riddance to bad rubbish Good Samaritan Translations ±acting in the interest of good; ethical good intentions ±well-behaved ±useful for a particular purpose ±of food, edible; not stale or rotten ±of food, having a particularly pleasant taste ±healthful ±pleasant; enjoyable ±of people, competent or talented