goode
goode is the obsolete spelling of good.
Meaning of good
Adjective
good (comparative better or (nonstandard, humorous) gooder, superlative best or (nonstandard, humorous) goodest)
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- good intentions
- Synonyms:
- goodness
- Competent or talented.
- a good swimmer
- Synonyms:
- accomplished
- Able 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).
- All my life I've been good / But now I'm thinking, "What the hell"2011, “What the Hell”, in Goodbye Lullaby, performed by Avril Lavigne
- Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Would you like a glass of water? — I'm good.
- 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.
Proper noun capitalized: Goode
Goode (countable and uncountable, plural Goodes)
- A surname.
- A ghost town in Phillips County, Kansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Bedford County, Virginia, United States, named after John Goode (Virginia politician).
Forms of goode
| plural | Goodes |
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Origin of goode
Variant of Good.
Questions about goode
- What does goode mean?
- Goode means a surname.
- What is goode the obsolete spelling of?
- Goode is the obsolete spelling of good.
- What part of speech is goode?
- Goode is a proper noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: goode (page history and authors); Goode (page history and authors); good (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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