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good

noun (MORALLY RIGHT)
 
 
/ɡʊd/

Definition

C2 [U] that which is morally right: There is an eternal struggle between good (= the force that produces morally right action) and evil. Ambition can sometimes be a force for good.Virtue and moral good the good [plural] all the people who are morally good: You can't buy your way into the ranks of the good.People having good qualities
(Definition of good noun (MORALLY RIGHT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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