The difference between Good and Service

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 service means an act of being of assistance to someone.

When used as verbs, good means to thrive, whereas service means to serve.

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

Good is also adverb with the meaning: well.

Good is also adjective with the meaning: acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.

check bellow for the other definitions of Good and Service

  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. Service as a noun:

    An act of being of assistance to someone.

    Examples:

    "I say I did him a service by ending our relationship - now he can freely pursue his career."

  2. Service as a noun (economics):

    The practice of providing such a service as economic activity.

    Examples:

    "Hair care is a service industry."

  3. Service as a noun:

    A department in a company, an organization, a government department, etc.

  4. Service as a noun (computing):

    A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.

    Examples:

    "This machine provides the name service for the LAN."

  5. Service as a noun:

    The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group

    Examples:

    "Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur."

  6. Service as a noun:

    The military.

    Examples:

    "I did three years in the service before coming here."

  7. Service as a noun:

    A set of dishes or utensils.

    Examples:

    "She brought out the silver tea service."

  8. Service as a noun (sports):

    The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.

    Examples:

    "The player had four service faults in the set."

  9. Service as a noun:

    A religious rite or ritual.

    Examples:

    "The funeral service was touching."

  10. Service as a noun (legal):

    The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.

    Examples:

    "The service happened yesterday."

  11. Service as a noun (Israel, West Bank, also in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria):

    A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.

  12. Service as a noun:

    A musical composition for use in churches.

  13. Service as a noun (obsolete):

    Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.

  14. Service as a noun (nautical):

    The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.

  1. Service as a verb (transitive):

    To serve.

    Examples:

    "They service the customer base."

  2. Service as a verb (transitive):

    To perform maintenance.

    Examples:

    "He is going to service the car."

  3. Service as a verb (transitive, agriculture, euphemistic):

    To inseminate through sexual intercourse

  4. Service as a verb (transitive, vulgar):

    To perform a sexual act.

    Examples:

    "He was going to service her."

  1. Service as a noun:

    service tree

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