wrongdoing
wrongful conduct
misconduct
actus reus | activity that transgresses moral or civil law, he denied any wrongdoing |
disorderly conduct
disorderly behavior
disturbance of the peace
breach of the peace | any act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled |
behavior
behaviour
conduct
doings | manner of acting or controlling yourself |
| turn good turn | a favor for someone, he did me a good turn |
charm
good luck charm | something believed to bring good luck |
commodity
trade good
good | articles of commerce |
worldly possession
worldly good | a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings |
good-temperedness
good-humoredness
good-humouredness
good-naturedness | a cheerful willingness to be obliging |
| good nature | a cheerful, obliging disposition |
grace good will
goodwill | a disposition to kindness and compassion, the victor's grace in treating the vanquished |
neighborliness
neighbourliness
good-neighborliness
good-neighbourliness | a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors |
handsomeness
good looks | the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man) |
| good goodness | moral excellence or admirableness, there is much good to be found in people |
good faith
straightness | having honest intentions, he acted in good faith, doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants |
demeanor
demeanour
behavior
behaviour
conduct
deportment | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people |
| good form | behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time, it is not good form to brag about winning |
courtesy
good manners | a courteous manner |
| good part | a place of especial strength |
| good goodness | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful, weigh the good against the bad, among the highest goods of all are happiness and selfealization |
| good | benefit, for your own good, what's the good of worrying? |
common good
commonweal | the good of a community |
common sense
good sense
gumption
horse sense
sense mother wit | sound practical judgment, Common sense is not so common, he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples, fortunately she had the good sense to run away |
code of conduct
code of behavior | a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group |
exemplar
example model good example | something to be imitated, an exemplar of success, a model of clarity, he is the very model of a modern major general |
good continuation
continuation
law of continuation | a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction |
Bible
Christian Bible
Book Good Book
Holy Scripture
Holy Writ
Scripture
Word of God
Word | the sacred writings of the Christian religions, he went to carry the Word to the heathen |
f adieu
adios
arrivederci
auf wiedersehen
au revoir
bye
bye-bye
cheerio
good-by
goodby
good-bye
goodbye
good day
sayonara
so long | a farewell remark, they said their good-byes |
good morning
morning | a conventional expression of greeting or farewell |
good afternoon
afternoon | a conventional expression of greeting or farewell |
| good night | a conventional expression of farewell |
| good word | good news |
| good authority | testimony by someone who should know, I have it on good authority |
recommendation testimonial
good word | something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable |
| Distinguished Conduct Medal | a British military decoration for distinguished conduct in the field |
funny story
good story
funny remark
funny | an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line), she told a funny story, she made a funny |
good time
blast | a highly pleasurable or exciting experience, we had a good time at the party, celebrating after the game was a blast |
break good luck
happy chance | an unexpected piece of good luck, he finally got his big break |
good will
goodwill | the friendly hope that something will succeed |
good humor
good humour
good temper
amiability | a cheerful and agreeable mood |
Cape Province
Cape of Good Hope Province
Cape Colony | a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in and ceded to Great Britain in , in it was split into three new provinces of South Africa |
| Cape of Good Hope | a province of western South Africa |
| Cape of Good Hope | a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town) |
eudemon
eudaemon
good spirit | a benevolent spirit |
goldbrick
goof-off
ne'er-do-well
good-for-nothing
no-account
good-for-naught | an idle worthless person |
| good egg | (old-fashioned slang) a good person |
| good guy | any person who is on your side |
good old boy
good ole boy
good ol' boy | a white male Southerner with an unpretentious convivial manner and conservative or intolerant attitudes and a strong sense of fellowship with and loyalty to other members of his peer group |
| good person | a person who is good to other people |
| good Samaritan | a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble |
speller
good speller
poor speller | someone who spells words |