Meanings
adjectivewell and good (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparableBasically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation.
Having 200,000 people on your mailing-list is all well and good, but how many of them actually read the mailings?
Synonyms: all very well, dandy
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveBasically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation.
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Translations
German gut und schön, schön und gut
- gut und schönbasically good
- schön und gutbasically good
Italian tutto bene
- tutto benebasically good
Norwegian Bokmål vel og bra
- vel og brabasically good
Polish wszystko pięknie
- wszystko piękniebasically good
Tamil சரி தான்
- சரி தான் (cari tāṉ)basically good
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APA
well and good. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well%20and%20good
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“well and good.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well%20and%20good. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “well and good,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/well%20and%20good.
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