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Definition: Good Enough |
Good EnoughAdjective1. Adequately good for the circumstances; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Content | Satisfactory, tolerable, good enough, OK, all right, acceptable. |
Imperfection | Indifferent, middling, ordinary, mediocre; average; so-so; coucicouci, milk and water; tolerable, fair, passable; pretty well, pretty good; rather good, moderately good; good; good enough, well enough, adequate; decent; not bad, not amiss; inobjectionable, unobjectionable, admissible, bearable, only better than nothing. |
Request | Adverb: prithee, do, please, pray; be so good as, be good enough; have the goodness, vouchsafe, will you, I pray thee, if you please. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Good Enough |
| Specialty definitions using "good enough": bottom feeder ♦ Dr. Diafoirus ♦ gamma burst ♦ Hawk nor Buzzard ♦ INDEPENDENCE ♦ JAMES ♦ Obsolete ♦ Surf's up ♦ teledildonics ♦ VFR conditions, visual flight rules conditions ♦ WASHINGTON, Wild Huntsman. (references) |
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Screenplays | We ain't good enough for you (Rush Hour 2; writing credit: Jeff Nathanson) Good enough for me. (Signs; writing credit: M. Night Shyamalan) I know you don't think you're good enough for me, but believe me, you are. Hell, I done it with pigs (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) And to me for not trying to be the perfect couple, if it isn't good enough for them, then screw them (Charmed; writing credit: Colman deKay) You do look pretty, Miss Leslie, near good enough to eat (Giant; writing credit: Edna Ferber; Fred Guiol) | |
Lyrics | He wasn't good enough for her (Sk8er Boi; performing artist: Avril Lavigne) That good ain't good enough (Holding Her and Loving You; performing artist: Clay Walker) Well if it's good enough to get broke off a proper chunk (Nuthin But A "G" Thang; performing artist: Dr. Dre) You know, feelin' good was good enough for me ("Me and Bobby McGee"; performing artist: Janis Joplin) It doesn't matter if it's good enough, (The Middle; performing artist: Jimmy Eat World) | |
Clever | The woman who thinks no man is good enough for her may be right, but she is more often left. (references; author: unknown) Sign on a church bulletin board: You aren't too bad to come in. You aren't good enough to stay out. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Good Enough to Eat (1988) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | He's good enough for me!. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Grout and Fornes are good enough for me -- Tammany. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | As W.J.B. says it's good enough in fine weather. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Stand pat is good enough for your Uncle Joe. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Hitler: He's good enough for me. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Good enough for the occasion : at last. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | These two houses were among the structures in Washington, D.C. considered good enough for Negro occupancy until they were demolished to make way for a housing project--The girl in the foreground is standing by an old wooden well. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Abraham Lincoln | No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar. |
| What I do say is that no man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. | |
Charles Caleb Colton | Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power. |
George Eliot | Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have a striving good enough to be called a failure. |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | In art the best is good enough. |
Robert Louis Stevenson | Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life. |
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Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The French Government have addressed to the Swiss Government, on May 18, 1919, the following note in reply to the communication set out in the preceding paragraph: In a note dated May 5 the Swiss Legation in Paris was good enough to inform the Government of the French Republic that the Federal Government adhered to the proposed Article to be inserted in the Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated Governments and Germany. (reference) |
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Business | Sales of four-wheel-drive vehicles continue to grow. They are viewed as user-friendly and fun to drive yet handle well and still look good enough to maintain street credibility. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | OBSOLETE, adj. No longer used by the timid. Said chiefly of words. A word which some lexicographer has marked obsolete is ever thereafter an object of dread and loathing to the fool writer, but if it is a good word and has no exact modern equivalent equally good, it is good enough for the good writer. Indeed, a writer's attitude toward "obsolete" words is as true a measure of his literary ability as anything except the character of his work. A dictionary of obsolete and obsolescent words would not only be singularly rich in strong and sweet parts of speech; it would add large possessions to the vocabulary of every competent writer who might not happen to be a competent reader. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Paul McCartney | Well, you know, I'm still looking to write a great song. You always are. You know, you never think, well that's enough. Well, that's good enough. |
William Shatner | That's not good enough. You have to know I'm right. You have you to feel it in your bones! You have to know, the story doesn't happen by accident. You have to create it. You have to put it there. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Tonight, I report that the state of our Union is better--in many ways a lot better--but still not good enough. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | If tax relief is good enough for Americans three years from now, it is good enough for Americans today. |
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Expression using "good enough": be good enough to. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
good enough | 19 |
good enough sarah mclachlan lyrics | 8 |
good enough to eat | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "good enough"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | كاف جدا. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | горе-долу (approximately, fairly, in the rough, indifferently, much, pretty, roughly, so so, sort of). (various references) | |
Chinese | 佳 (not good enough, suboptimal, subpar). (various references) | |
Finnish | kelvata (be fit, be good enough, be suitable, be valid, do, fit, suit). (various references) | |
French | suffisant, ça suffit. (various references) | |
German | schön (absolute, beautiful, beautifully, bonny, brightly, comely, easily, enjoyable, fair, fine, finely, goodly, great, handsome, lovely, nice, nice-looking, nicely, precious, pretty, pulchritudinous, really, smoothly, splendid, well), ok (o.k., okay). (various references) | |
Hungarian | legyen szíves (be good enough to, be so good as to, prithee), jó (aces, as good as gold, bitching, conceit, fair, fair enough, fine, good, gorge, guileless, have a good grounding in sg, have a good pair of legs, have a long wind, have good legs, have good walking legs, hunky-dory, it's good to be alive, jake, mind-blowing, nice, okay, physiognomist, plump, sniffy, that's not good enough, to be all aces, to be well connected), ez nem megfelelő (that's not good enough), ez nem kielégítő (that's not good enough), ez nem (it's not fair!, that's not a cricket, that's not good enough, that's out of my line), ez már egy kicsit sok (that's not good enough), ez már egy kicsit erős (that's not good enough). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | "に合う (to be enough, to be good enough, to be in time for, to servethe purpose). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | まにあう (to be enough, to be good enough, to be in time for, to servethe purpose). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oodgay enoughay.(various references) | |
Romanian | perfect (a1, absolute, accomplished, all right, blameless, classic, consummate, faultless, flawless, okay, out and out, perfect, perfectly, pure, quite so, right-down, ripe, that's fine, thorough, thoroughly, thoroughpaced, tiptop, total, unimpeachable), foarte bine (allright, o.k., okay). (various references) | |
Swedish | det är bra (that will do, that's good). (various references) | |
Turkish | yeterince iyi (well enough). (various references) | |
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| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 13, Verse 25 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | WV de eplhrou o iwannhV ton dromon elegen tina me uponoeite einai ouk eimi egw all idou ercetai met eme ou ouk eimi axioV to upodhma twn podwn lusai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cum impleret autem Iohannes cursum suum dicebat quem me arbitramini esse non sum ego sed ecce venit post me cuius non sum dignus calciamenta pedum solvere |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But whanne Joon fillide his cours, he seide, Y am not he, whom ye demen me to be; but lo! he cometh aftir me, and Y am not worthi to doon of the schoon of hise feet. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And when Iohn had fulfylled his course he sayde: whome ye thinke that I am the same am I not. But beholde ther cometh one after me whose shewes of his fete I am not worthy to lowse. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 13, Verse 25 |
| Albanian | Dhe, kur Gjoni po e përfundonte misionin e tij, tha: "Cili pandehni se jam unë? Unë nuk jam Krishti; por ja, pas meje vjen një, të cilit unë nuk jam i denjë t'i zgjidh sandalet e këmbëve". |
| Cebuano | Ug sa naghinapos na si Juan sa iyang paningkamot, siya miingon, `Unsa may inyong pagdahum kanako? Ako dili mao siya, hinonoa, sa akong ulahi adunay umaabut, nga sa mga sapin sa iyang mga tiil dili gani ako takus sa pagbadbad.` |
| Croatian | A kad je Ivan dovršavao svoju trku, govorio je: 'Nisam ja onaj za koga me vi držite. Nego za mnom evo dolazi onaj komu ja nisam dostojan odriješiti obuæe na nogama.'" |
| Danish | Men da Johannes var ved at fuldende sit Løb, sagde han: "Hvad anse I mig for at være? Mig er det ikke; men se, der kommer en efter mig, hvis Sko jeg ikke er værdig at løse." |
| Dutch | Doch als Johannes den loop vervulde, zeide hij: Wien meent gijlieden, dat ik ben? Ik ben de Christus niet; maar ziet, Hij komt na mij, Wien ik niet waardig ben de schoenen Zijner voeten te ontbinden. |
| Finnish | Mutta kun Johannes oli juoksunsa päättävä, sanoi hän: `En minä ole se, joksi minua luulette; mutta katso, minun jälkeeni tulee se, jonka kenkiä minä en ole arvollinen jaloista riisumaan`. |
| French | Et lorsque Jean achevait sa course, il disait: Je ne suis pas celui que vous pensez; mais voici, après moi vient celui des pieds duquel je ne suis pas digne de délier les souliers. |
| German | Da aber Johannes seinen Lauf erfüllte, sprach er: "Ich bin nicht der, für den ihr mich haltet; aber siehe, er kommt nach mir, des ich nicht wert bin, daß ich ihm die Schuhe seiner Füße auflöse." |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dan menjelang akhir pekerjaannya, Yohanes berkata kepada orang-orang, 'Siapakah saya ini menurut pendapat kalian? Saya bukan Orang yang kalian tunggu-tunggu. Ingat, Orang itu akan datang sesudah saya; untuk membuka sepatu-Nya pun saya tidak layak.' |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tatkala Yahya sedang menyempurnakan pekerjaannya, berkatalah ia: Siapa kamu sangkakan aku ini? Aku ini bukannya Dia, tetapi sesungguhnya adalah seorang yang datang kemudian daripadaku, yang aku ini menanggalkan kasut daripada kaki-Nya pun tiada berlayak. |
| Maori | A ka tutuki a Hoani ki tona tutukitanga, ka mea ia, Ko wai koia ahau ki to koutou whakaaro? ehara ra ahau i a ia. Engari tera te haere mai ana tetahi i muri i ahau, ko ona hu e kore ahau e tau hei wewete. |
| Norwegian | Men da Johannes fullendte sitt løp, sa han: Den I holder mig for å være, er jeg ikke; men se, det kommer en efter mig, hvis sko jeg ikke er verdig til å løse av hans føtter. |
| Rumanian | Wi Ioan, cknd era la sfkrwitul knsqrcinqrii lui, zicea: ,,Cine credeyi cq sknt eu? Nu sknt Acela; ci iatq cq dupq mine vine Unul, cqruia eu nu sknt vrednic sq -i desleg kncqlyqmintea picioarelor.`` |
| Shuar | Tura Juansha ni Jákatniuri jeatemamtai, chichaak "Atum Enentáimtarmena Núchaitjai. Wikia Yusa anaikiamuri, Kristu tutai, Nákarmena Núchaitjai. Antsu Ninkia winia ukunmarui winittiawai. Tura Niisha Wíjiainkia ti nankaamantu asamtai wikia sapatrincha atitrataj Tíchamniaitjai" Tímiayi.' |
| Spanish | Entonces, cuando Juan terminaba su carrera, decía: "¿Quién pensáis que yo soy? Yo no lo soy. Más bien, he aquí viene tras mí uno de quien yo no soy digno de desatar el calzado de sus pies." |
| Swahili | Yohane alipokuwa anamaliza ujumbe wake aliwaambia watu: `Mnadhani mimi ni nani? Mimi si yule mnayemtazamia. Huyo anakuja baada yangu na mimi sistahili hata kuzifungua kamba za viatu vyake.` |
| Swedish | Och när Johannes höll på att fullborda sitt lopp, sade han: 'Vad I menen mig vara, det är jag icke. Men se, efter mig kommer den vilkens skor jag icke är värdig att lösa av han fötter.' |
| Uma | Neo' hudu-mi pobago-na Yohanes, na'uli' -raka ntodea: `Ntuku' pomporataa-ni, hema-a aku' toi-e? Bela-kuwo aku' Magau' to nipopea. Rata moto-i mpai' ane oti-pi bago-ku. Bangku' jadi' pahawaa' -na to mpobongka koloro sapatu' -na, uma-a-kuwo natao.' |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-g-g-h-n-o-o-o-u" | |
-3 letters: doggone, gudgeon. | |
-4 letters: dugong, enough, gonged, gouged, gundog, hogged, hugged, nogged, noodge, unhood. | |
-5 letters: doggo, dough, gouge, honed, hound, nudge, odeon, oohed. | |
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