Day 45: The word 'Good' Purified

This blog is a continuation of:


Day 42: Jesus Died for Your Sins
Day 43: A Picture I used to Draw 
Day 44: Consideration as Currency and Expectations as Guide to Excellence

Within this blog-post, I am completing the series on redefining the word 'Good'.



Redefining the word Good

Dictionary Definition
1.
morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
2.
satisfactory in quality, quantity, or degree: a good teacher; good health.
3.
of high quality; excellent.
4.
right; proper; fit: It is good that you are here. His credentials are good.
5.
well-behaved: a good child.


Sounding the Word
Good
Goo
God
Glue
Glued
Go
Grew
Crew
Growth
Groet (Dutch for ‘greeting’)
Root
Guru
Goof
Group
Cool

Creative Writing
To define the word ‘good’ without assigning a polarity charge is quite a challenge. The word that comes up is ‘appropriateness’ – ‘good’ referring to a quality of ‘appropriateness’ in relation to a particular situation. Also the word ‘specific’ comes up.


New Definition
‘Good’ is a quality of appropriateness and specificity in relation to a particular situation.
 

Please feel free to comment on this blog-post if you see anything that requires adjustment in this definition of the word 'good', so we can together work towards specifying and perfecting it!

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5 comments:

  1. Thanks Maite. :) I have a lot of trouble with re-defining words.

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  2. Hi Jessica - you'll be supported in the process of redefining words in SRA2 as well as the AGR course - so, I suggest, for now - don't worry about it :)

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  3. Yes, thanks for sharing - that is a simple practical redefinition. Cool!

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  4. What font is being used in the big 'GOOD' picture?

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