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good word

good word noun: positive recommendation.

Noun

good word (plural good words)

  1. Positive recommendation.
    • My grandfather mentioned the problem to Lord Fermoy, whom he knew through the British Legion. and Lord Fermoy said he would put in a good word.2011, Roger Garfitt, The Horseman's Word, →ISBN, page 59
    • For instance, if the person worked for a large company or lived in a large apartment building, he would give them a special price on their medications and tell them that he was doing so in the hope that they would pass the good word about the store to their friends.2011, George Silverman, The Secrets of Word-of-Mouth Marketing, →ISBN, page 167
  2. News, recent events, especially of a positive nature
    • "Hello, Worth: What's the good word?” “I have some news for you, but I'm afraid its not 'the good word' as you say.” “OK, What's the bad news?"2001, Paul Krebill, A Place Called Fairhavens, →ISBN, page 102
    • He starts to thank me PROFUSELY, and I tell him to can that shit. I tell him to slip me the good word via General Delivery, Hubbard, North Dakota. "Listen, asshole," I say, "send me a postcard from the Weird Land of Mooses."2006, Keith Maillard, Looking Good, →ISBN, page 418
  3. A holy promise or teaching.
    • God's good word, both law and gospel, is your bulwark, your defense against bad theology and techniques of spirituality that make you anxious.2010, Phillip Cary, Good News for Anxious Christians: Ten Practical Things You Don't Have to Do, →ISBN
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, word.

Proper noun

the good word

  1. The Bible, especially the New Testament.
    • My Emily was always after me to read the good word with her, and now that she is gone, it is my only consolation.1975, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine- Volume 66, page 18
    • I also could have done without the scene illustrating the difficulties that an ignorant savage—or anyone whose brain is in full, working order—might have with certain passages of the Bible. Sitting in the prayer tent while Wes Studhi is conducting business, the Indians look at their copies of the...2011 December 11, Phil Dyess-Nugent, “Review: Hell On Wheels: “Pride, Pomp And Circumstance”, in A.V. Club

good word meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada

good word in Tamil

நன்மொழி

good word in Telugu

a good word, a fair or friendly speech
సూక్తి sūkti

good word in Kannada

ಒಳ್ನುಡಿ, ಒಳುನುಡಿ, ನಲ್ಲುಲಿ, ನಲ್ವಾತು

Forms of good word

pluralgood words

Questions about good word

What does good word mean?
Good word means positive recommendation.
What is good word in Tamil?
Good word in Tamil is நன்மொழி. See Good word meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is good word?
Good word can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of good word?
The plural of good word is good words.

Words near good word in the dictionary

  1. Good Wednesday
  2. good will
  3. good willer
  4. good willers
  5. good wine needs no bush
  6. good word
  7. good words
  8. good work
  9. good work ain't cheap, cheap work ain't good
  10. good works
  11. Good's syndrome

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Adapted from Wiktionary: good word (page history and authors); good word (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); సూక్తి (Telugu) (page history and authors); good word (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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