Is it grammatically correct to say "everything is good"? And why is "everything is well" correct? Isn't "well" an adverb?
Edit: I'm looking for an answer for this phrase specifically.
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3Does this answer your question? When do "well" and "good" mean the same? Also “I did well” vs. “I did good”, “I feel well” vs “I feel good”?, difference in “good” and “well” in this sentence, Difference between 'good' and 'well' and probably others. – FumbleFingers Dec 11 '19 at 18:53
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Note that *everything is well* is non-idiomatic (or ungrammatical, depending on how you see such things). But *everyone is well* is fine, because in that context, *well* means *healthy, not sick*. – FumbleFingers Dec 11 '19 at 19:00
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And yet all is well is well established. – Ronald Sole Dec 11 '19 at 19:02
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1Interestingly, Google Books Ngram viewer has everything is well and everything is good neck and neck. https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=everything+is+good%2Ceverything+is+well&year_ – Ronald Sole Dec 11 '19 at 19:04
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Very interesting @RonaldSole. I think that answers is actually. – Bart Louwers Dec 11 '19 at 19:34
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I completely disagree that everything is well is unidiomatic. It sounds just fine to me—and I've heard it said by various people. (However, good and well do mean subtly different things.) – Jason Bassford Dec 14 '19 at 19:35