good-enoughadj.int.adv.

(In sense A.)Brit.

/ˈɡʊdᵻnʌf/, U.S.

/ˈɡʊdəˌnəf/ (in senses B. and C.)Brit.

/ˌɡʊdᵻˈnʌf/, U.S.

/ˌɡʊdəˈnəf/, East African English

/ˌɡudiˈnaf/

Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and enough adj., pron., n., and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., enough adv.

Etymology: < good adj. + enough adv.Earlier currency is apparently implied by surnames, e.g. Alanus Godinoch (1212), Galfr' Godynogh (1273), Willelmus Godeynow (1287).

A. adj.

Satisfactory, adequate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > sufficient in degree or quality

competent1597

good-enough1600

adequatea1617

1600 C. Lumsden tr. R. Rollock Expos. Select Psalmes David 393 They take that absence of God in a good ynough part.

1647 A. Stirling Let. 7 June in W. Fraser Stirlings of Keir (1858) 485 The daik [sc. dyke] is in good aniogh order.

1702 Hist. Wks. Learned Sept. 524 As there are few born with good-enough natural Parts, to arrive of themselves..at any degree of Perfection,..the best way is to chuse some good Model.

1739 tr. N. Dutot Polit. Refl. upon Finances & Commerce of France iii. 285 We neglect too much the studs for breeding of horses; nor do we make them turn to good enough account.

1833 Sporting Mag. Jan. 2061 The first day's coursing was held on Epsom Downs, a good enough place for the purpose.

1888 Cent. Mag. Jan. 450/1 The hunter [was]..a good-enough shot.

2005 J. MacGregor Sunday Money iv. 119 Each man has the chops to win any race he's in, given good-enough equipment.

B. int.

As two words. I accept that; that is satisfactory; fair enough.

ΚΠ

1885 C. M. Greene Great Trunk Myst. (typescript, Libr. of Congress) ii. 3 Arthur. And there's the money... Jones. Good enough!

1901 Secret Service 10 May 18/2 ‘We shall gain ingress to the tunnel through the opium joint, use the key the girl gave us to get into the mint, and pull the place.’ ‘Good enough!’

1956 B. Goolden At Foot of Hills iii. 44 ‘I've got heaps to do.’ ‘Good enough.’

1989 D. Smith Never let Go 129 ‘I need to think a while.’ ‘All right. Good enough. We'll be around.’

2009 P. L. Headlund Confidence vi. 84 Bill..shook his head side to side as if to say ‘No.’ ‘Good enough,’ Apelehama closed the subject.

C. adv.

Ugandan English. As a sentence adverb: fortunately, luckily.

ΚΠ

1982 in B. Harrell-Bond Ugandan Refugees in Sudan: Pt. 1 7/3 The Tanzanian Army..would leave the country in three years' time. Good enough they didn't kill.

2019 Daily Monitor (Kampala) (Nexis) 8 Feb. He asked for my CV to look at briefly and good enough I had it on my phone.

2021 @JonanJona2 6 July in twitter.com (accessed 10 Aug. 2021) Good enough they have fought covid 19 out of Uganda [‘unamused face’ emoji].

Compounds

good-enough mother n. originally Psychoanalysis a mother who seeks to meet her child's emotional and physical needs, but reduces her adaptation to those needs over time so as to allow for the child's development of mature selfhood.

ΚΠ

1953 D. W. Winnicott in Internat. Jrnl. Psychoanal. 34 94/2 The good enough mother..starts off with an almost complete adaptation to her infant's needs.

1979 Internat. Jrnl. Psychoanal. 60 124 Gradually, the ‘good-enough mother’ lessens her total adaptation to the child's needs.

2011 M. Golan in D. Bagchi Global Perspectives on Childhood Obesity i. v. 28/2 The trick of the good-enough mother is to give the child a sense of loosening rather than the shock of being ‘dropped’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	good-enough
释义	good-enoughadj.int.adv. (In sense A.)Brit. /ˈɡʊdᵻnʌf/, U.S. /ˈɡʊdəˌnəf/ (in senses B. and C.)Brit. /ˌɡʊdᵻˈnʌf/, U.S. /ˌɡʊdəˈnəf/, East African English /ˌɡudiˈnaf/ Forms: see good adj., n., adv., and int. and enough adj., pron., n., and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: good adj., enough adv. Etymology: < good adj. + enough adv.Earlier currency is apparently implied by surnames, e.g. Alanus Godinoch (1212), Galfr' Godynogh (1273), Willelmus Godeynow (1287). A. adj. Satisfactory, adequate. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > sufficient in degree or quality competent1597 good-enough1600 adequatea1617 1600 C. Lumsden tr. R. Rollock Expos. Select Psalmes David 393 They take that absence of God in a good ynough part. 1647 A. Stirling Let. 7 June in W. Fraser Stirlings of Keir (1858) 485 The daik [sc. dyke] is in good aniogh order. 1702 Hist. Wks. Learned Sept. 524 As there are few born with good-enough natural Parts, to arrive of themselves..at any degree of Perfection,..the best way is to chuse some good Model. 1739 tr. N. Dutot Polit. Refl. upon Finances & Commerce of France iii. 285 We neglect too much the studs for breeding of horses; nor do we make them turn to good enough account. 1833 Sporting Mag. Jan. 2061 The first day's coursing was held on Epsom Downs, a good enough place for the purpose. 1888 Cent. Mag. Jan. 450/1 The hunter [was]..a good-enough shot. 2005 J. MacGregor Sunday Money iv. 119 Each man has the chops to win any race he's in, given good-enough equipment. B. int. As two words. I accept that; that is satisfactory; fair enough. ΚΠ 1885 C. M. Greene Great Trunk Myst. (typescript, Libr. of Congress) ii. 3 Arthur. And there's the money... Jones. Good enough! 1901 Secret Service 10 May 18/2 ‘We shall gain ingress to the tunnel through the opium joint, use the key the girl gave us to get into the mint, and pull the place.’ ‘Good enough!’ 1956 B. Goolden At Foot of Hills iii. 44 ‘I've got heaps to do.’ ‘Good enough.’ 1989 D. Smith Never let Go 129 ‘I need to think a while.’ ‘All right. Good enough. We'll be around.’ 2009 P. L. Headlund Confidence vi. 84 Bill..shook his head side to side as if to say ‘No.’ ‘Good enough,’ Apelehama closed the subject. C. adv. Ugandan English. As a sentence adverb: fortunately, luckily. ΚΠ 1982 in B. Harrell-Bond Ugandan Refugees in Sudan: Pt. 1 7/3 The Tanzanian Army..would leave the country in three years' time. Good enough they didn't kill. 2019 Daily Monitor (Kampala) (Nexis) 8 Feb. He asked for my CV to look at briefly and good enough I had it on my phone. 2021 @JonanJona2 6 July in twitter.com (accessed 10 Aug. 2021) Good enough they have fought covid 19 out of Uganda [‘unamused face’ emoji]. Compounds good-enough mother n. originally Psychoanalysis a mother who seeks to meet her child's emotional and physical needs, but reduces her adaptation to those needs over time so as to allow for the child's development of mature selfhood. ΚΠ 1953 D. W. Winnicott in Internat. Jrnl. Psychoanal. 34 94/2 The good enough mother..starts off with an almost complete adaptation to her infant's needs. 1979 Internat. Jrnl. Psychoanal. 60 124 Gradually, the ‘good-enough mother’ lessens her total adaptation to the child's needs. 2011 M. Golan in D. Bagchi Global Perspectives on Childhood Obesity i. v. 28/2 The trick of the good-enough mother is to give the child a sense of loosening rather than the shock of being ‘dropped’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.int.adv.1600
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