The difference between Good and Ill

When used as nouns, good means the forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. usually consists of helping others and general benevolence, whereas ill means trouble.

When used as adverbs, good means well, whereas ill means not well.

When used as adjectives, good means acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral, whereas ill means evil.

Good is also interjection with the meaning: that is good.

Good is also verb with the meaning: to thrive.

check bellow for the other definitions of Good and Ill

  1. Good as an adjective (of people):

    Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral. Competent or talented. Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit. Satisfied or at ease

    Examples:

    "'good intentions"

    "a good swimmer"

    "Can you lend me fifty dollars? You know I'm good for it."

    "Would you like a glass of water? — I'm good."

    "[Are] you good? — Yeah, I'm fine."

  2. Good as an adjective (of capabilities):

    Useful for a particular purpose; functional. Effective. Real; actual; serious.

    Examples:

    "it’s a good watch;  the flashlight batteries are still good'"

    "a good worker"

    "in good sooth"

  3. Good as an adjective (of properties and qualities):

    # Edible; not stale or rotten. # Having a particularly pleasant taste. #* c. 1430 (reprinted 1888), Thomas Austin, ed., Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55 [Early English Text Society, Original Series; 91], London: N. Trübner & Co. for the , volume I, OCLC [http://worldcat.org/oclc/374760 374760], page 11: #*: Soupes dorye. — Take gode almaunde mylke caste þher-to Safroun an Salt #* 1962 (quoting 1381 text), & Sherman M. Kuhn, eds., , Ann Arbor, Mich.: , ISBN 978-0-472-01044-8, page 1242: #*: dorrẹ̅, dōrī adj. & n. cook. glazed with a yellow substance; pome(s ~, sopes ~. 1381 Pegge Cook. Recipes page 114: For to make Soupys dorry. Nym onyons Nym wyn toste wyte bred and do yt in dischis, and god Almande mylk. # Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements. Healthful. Pleasant; enjoyable. Favourable. Beneficial; worthwhile. Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.

    Examples:

    "The bread is still good."

    "The food was very good."

    "Eat a good dinner so you will be ready for the big game tomorrow."

    "carrots are good for you;  walking is good for you"

    "the music, dancing, and food were very good;  we had a good time"

    "a good omen;  good weather"

    "a good job"

  4. Good as an adjective (colloquial, when with ''[[and]]''):

    Very, extremely.

    Examples:

    "The soup is good and hot."

  5. Good as an adjective:

    Holy .

    Examples:

    "'Good Friday"

  6. Good as an adjective (of quantities):

    Reasonable in amount. Large in amount or size. Full; entire; at least as much as.

    Examples:

    "all in good time"

    "a good while longer;  nowrap a good number of seeds;  nowrap A good part of his day was spent shopping.  nowrap It will be a good while longer until he's done.  nowrap He's had a good amount of troubles, he has."

    "This hill will take a good hour and a half to climb.  The car was a good ten miles away."

  1. Good as an adverb (nonstandard):

    Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.

  1. Good as a noun (uncountable):

    The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.

  2. Good as a noun (countable):

    A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.

  3. Good as a noun (uncountable):

    The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.

    Examples:

    "The best is the enemy of the good."

  4. Good as a noun (countable, usually in plural):

    An item of merchandise.

  1. Good as a verb (intransitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.

  2. Good as a verb (transitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To make good; turn to good; improve.

  3. Good as a verb (intransitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To make improvements or repairs.

  4. Good as a verb (intransitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To benefit; gain.

  5. Good as a verb (transitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.

  6. Good as a verb (transitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To satisfy; indulge; gratify.

  7. Good as a verb (reflexive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal):

    To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.

  1. Good as a verb (transitive, now, chiefly, _, dialectal, Scotland):

    To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Bishop Hall"

  1. Ill as an adjective (obsolete):

    Evil; wicked (of people).

  2. Ill as an adjective (archaic):

    Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.

  3. Ill as an adjective:

    Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.

    Examples:

    "He suffered from ill treatment."

  4. Ill as an adjective:

    Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.

    Examples:

    "'ill manners; ill will"

  5. Ill as an adjective:

    Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.

    Examples:

    "I've been ill with the flu for the past few days."

  6. Ill as an adjective:

    Having an urge to vomit.

    Examples:

    "Seeing those pictures made me ill."

  7. Ill as an adjective (hip-hop slang):

    Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.

  8. Ill as an adjective (slang):

    Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.

    Examples:

    "That band was ill."

  1. Ill as an adverb:

    Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.

  1. Ill as a noun (often [[pluralize]]d):

    Trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.

    Examples:

    "Music won't solve all the world's ills, but it can make them easier to bear."

  2. Ill as a noun:

    Harm or injury.

    Examples:

    "I wouldn't want you to do me ill."

  3. Ill as a noun:

    Evil; moral wrongfulness.

  4. Ill as a noun:

    A physical ailment; an illness.

    Examples:

    "I am incapacitated by rheumatism and other ills."

  5. Ill as a noun (US, slang):

    PCP, phencyclidine.

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