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Goodness

[good-nis]

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noun

the state or quality of being good.

moral excellence; virtue.

kindly feeling; kindness; generosity.

excellence of quality: goodness of workmanship.

the best part of anything; essence; strength.

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a euphemism for God: Thank goodness!

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interjection

(used in expressions of surprise, alarm, etc.): Goodness, you gave me a start! Goodness gracious!

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English gōdnes. See good, -ness

Related forms

su·per·good·ness, noun

Synonyms
2. integrity, honesty, uprightness, probity. Goodness, morality, virtue refer to qualities of character or conduct that entitle the possessor to approval and esteem. Goodness is the simple word for the general quality recognized in character or conduct: Many could tell of her goodness and kindness. Morality implies conformity to the recognized standards of right conduct: a citizen of the highest morality. Virtue is a rather formal word, and suggests usually goodness that is consciously or steadily maintained, often in spite of temptations or evil influences: of unassailable virtue; firm and of unwavering virtue. 3. benevolence, benignity, humanity. 4. worth, value.

Antonyms
1. badness, evil.

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Example Sentences

It's been a while since anyone really tried goodness.

It was because they knew that there is goodness in the striving.

Bacteria do not make restriction enzymes out of the goodness of their hearts, nor to help catch criminals, of course.

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It's been a while since anyone really tried goodness.

It was because they knew that there is goodness in the striving.

Bacteria do not make restriction enzymes out of the goodness of their hearts, nor to help catch criminals, of course.

Simplicity is knowing your children are getting all the goodness they need.

Thank goodness some of the scientists were able to get their word out in spite of this repressive administration.

Thank goodness there are text panels to explain who's who.

So thank goodness more homeowners are questioning whether or not they really need it and rethinking their entire landscape.

Goodness knows why someone would want to obscure the maker of such a crisp little box.

Goodness knows daughters can't do it, so mothers must.

Thank goodness our wise leaders went to reputable schools.

However, he is likely to move on to another position of greatness and goodness in a couple of years.

The one smell that signals summer around our house is the smoky goodness of barbeque.

Thank goodness this was a completely impartial non-political panel.

My granddaughters don't have to be satisfied with being left out of history, thank goodness.

Check out the teaser below for a taste of the musical goodness.

There was a goodness in him that shone through, took precedence over and was the foundation for a11 his other fine qualities.

Universities will not do this out of the goodness of their hearts.

Thank goodness you have come to your senses at last.

And the goodness that comes out shines even more brightly because it's standing side by side with darkness.

Thank goodness somebody is willing to act on hydrogen's clean and sustainable production, transportation and storage.

The two pieces of white bread with the creamy goodness between them had finally arrived.

And yet, the mad violence of mobs is a depressing reminder that our innate goodness is a fragile thing.

Then, with all that respect and doughnuty goodness circulating through the room, hand out the evaluation forms.

But the king in his goodness and wisdom decided this had to change.

Oh the last five weeks, thank goodness for pictures to go along with your amazing memories.

Goodness knows our dreams of becoming sniffles-free have been dashed before.

They're not doing this out of any goodness of their hearts.

They know when you've been bad or good so be good for goodness sake.

Instead it's a film about friendship, hope and goodness in adversity.

Simplicity is knowing you're children are getting all the goodness they need.

Oh goodness me they might realize their kings have no clothes.

The world economy is growing slowly and not stagnating, which is goodness.

Else the goodness behind the recession cannot be entertained in this post.

Along his way, he fed three poor women out of the goodness in his heart.

Thank goodness that the only serious damage was to your stove.

Thank goodness the rest of you responded with some reason and logic.

Thanks goodness the problem has been finally taken seriously.

Sorround with goodness and kindness and you will feel different.

Thank goodness solar materials are mostly made from sand.

Thank goodness someone is still trying to figure this out.

The other group believes in the general goodness of relationships and that helping other will bring about help when they need it.

His goodness and spirit will live in our hearts forever.

It implies that there is some inherent goodness in achieving diversity.

The goodness of wheat may be concentrated in bran, but the goodness of fruit seems evenly blended.

Here's a side, a soup, and a dessert that show off the whole grain's versatility and chewy goodness.

Onions complete the cheeseburger-their sulfurous goodness strengthens the savory flavor of the meaty compounds.

May his memory remain as a blessing to all those who were touched by his goodness.

Once it slips past the firm-ripe stage, enjoy its creamy goodness in everyone's favorite chip dip: guacamole.

Here it keeps the crust from getting soggy and letting the fruity goodness leak out.

One could argue, mine also helped me to spot goodness.

For goodness sake the name of the sport is football.

Thank goodness his mom is still home-otherwise he'd have to call around and see if a neighbor could drive him to school.

Well for goodness sakes, if you want us to drink tap water then make that water safe.

My goodness and this nonsense about cats decapitating their prey.

The sun rose and set on them for you and your goodness will live on in them always.

Thank goodness when the lady changed email providers.

For many farmers, the goodness of manure could not be reduced to a white powder.

His innate humanity, goodness and patience were cherished by all who knew him.

Thank goodness someone finally got the priorities right.

His beautiful baritone voice and gentle goodness blessed our congregation.

Then did the husband rejoice exceedingly and ascended the stand and testified of his great goodness unto his spouse.

The belief in an after life that rewards goodness and punishes evil would make the oppressed more tolerant of abuse.

Weinberger's goodness and spirit will be warmly rememebered by those of us whose lives he touched.

Please regale and edify us with the bounties of our goodness in government.

Physicians are doing their work out of their inherent goodness with no thought of financial reward.

He exemplified goodness and sweetness and will be missed by all.

Thank goodness those medical doctors don't have hierarchies among their different subtypes and degree authorizing bodies.

Elie's wit, charisma and goodness were a blessing to us all.

It hit newsstands yesterday and today we're diving deep for retail goodness.

We have only to make a decision about the goodness or badness of the actions revealed in the work.

Thank goodness it's only available once a year, in the fall sale.

Thank goodness they are not all clamoring to have their say in one forum.

Lennya, for goodness sake please talk sense or don't bother.

Gee, it's not hard to be energy independent when living on an island for goodness sakes.

There's physics that is far more applicable to the students for real honest to goodness work applications.

Thank goodness for the process of habituation, and hurray for neural plasticity:.

On this system, goodness and evil were represented as orthogonal to that lawful-chaotic axis.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

goodness (ˈɡʊdnɪs)

—n
1.	the state or quality of being good
2.	generosity; kindness
3.	moral excellence; piety; virtue

—*interj*
4.	a euphemism for God : goodness knows!; thank goodness!

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Easton

Bible Dictionary

Goodness definition

in man is not a mere passive quality, but the deliberate preference of right to wrong, the firm and persistent resistance of all moral evil, and the choosing and following of all moral good.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

goodness

In addition to the idioms beginning with goodness, also see for the sake of, def. 3; god (goodness) knows; honest to god (goodness); my god (goodness.

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