" good "

[Adjective]  | "good" | \ ˈgu̇d \

1: of a favorable character or tendency

2: bountiful, fertile

3: handsome, attractive

Origin: before 12th century ;

 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]  | "best" | \ ˈbest \

1: excelling all others

2: most productive of good : offering or producing the greatest advantage, utility, or satisfaction

3: most, largest

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English best, beste, going back to Old English betst, best, (as weak adjective) betsta, betesta, going back to Germanic *batista-, superlative degree of the adjective see:n in the comparative *batizōn {see: |better:1|better:1}, whence also Old Frisian best, bēst "best," Old Saxon betst, best, Old High German bezzisto, Old Icelandic beztr, baztr, Gothic batista;

[Adjective]  | "bet*ter" | \ ˈbe-tər \

1: greater than half

2: improved in health or mental attitude

3: more attractive, favorable, or commendable

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English betere, bettere, bettre, better, going back to Old English betera, betra, bettra, going back to Germanic *batizōn (whence also Old Frisian betera, betra, Old Saxon betara, Old High German bezziro, Old Icelandic betri, Gothic batiza), comparative degree of an otherwise unattested adjective from a base *bat-, whence also, with lengthened o-grade, *bōtō "improvement," whence Old English bōt "a making good, remedy, improvement, atonement," Old Frisian bōte "atonement, compensation," Old Saxon bōta "remedy, aid, deliverance," Old High German buoza "amendment, remedy, penance, punishment," Old Icelandic bót "remedy, atonement, compensation," Gothic bota "usefulness, profit"; *bat- perhaps going back to Indo-European *bhHd-, zero-grade of a root *bheHd-, whence also Sanskrit bhadráḥ "fortunate, blessed, delightful," Avestan hubaδra- "fortunate" (< *bhoHd-ro, with loss of before an unaspirated voiced stop);

  * Note : As do other European languages, Germanic forms the comparative and superlative degrees of the adjective meaning "good" from a different base than the positive degree; compare {good:1|good:1}, {best:1|best:1}. This Indo-European etymology follows G. Kroonen, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Brill, 2009), which for the rule of loss refers to A. Lubotsky, "Gr. pḗgnumi : Skt. pajrá- and loss of laryngeals before mediae in Indo-Iranian," Münchener Studien zur Sprachwissenschaft, Band 40 (1981), pp. 133-38. Other opinions, however, are not in favor of the connection, or agnostic. See A. L. Lloyd and O. Springer, Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen, Band 1, s.v. baz, where the history of the etymology is traced. M. Mayrhofer maintained that Sanskrit bhadrá- should rather be connected with bhándate "is praised, receives praise" (see: Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen, Band 2 [Heidelberg, 1996], p. 244).;

[Noun]  | "good" 

1: something that possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, health, or happiness, or is otherwise beneficial

2: morally good forces or influences : virtue, morality, integrity

3: praiseworthy character : goodness

Origin: before 12th century ;

 See: {good:1|good:1|};

[Noun]  | "good book" 

1: bible

Origin: 1651 ;

[Noun]  | "good cholesterol" 

1: a lipoprotein of blood plasma that is associated with reduced risk of developing atherosclerosis : hdl

Origin: 1977 ;

[Noun]  | "good deal" 

1: a considerable quantity or extent : lot

Origin: before 12th century ;

[Noun]  | "good faith" 

1: honesty or lawfulness of purpose

Origin: 14th century ;

[Noun]  | "good fellow" 

1: an affable companionable person

Origin: 14th century ;

[Adverb]  | "good" 

1: well

2: —used as an intensive

Origin: 13th century ;

 See: {good:1|good:1|};

[Adjective]  | "good" 

[Adjective]  | "good-for-nothing" 

[Adjective]  | "good-hearted" 

[Noun]  | "good" 

[Noun]  | "Good Book" 

[Noun]  | "good-bye" 

[Noun]  | "good deal" 

[Noun]  | "good-fellowship" 

[Noun]  | "good-for-nothing" 

[Adverb]  | "good"