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goodliness - 3 dictionary results

good⋅ly

[good-lee]
–adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est.
1. of good or substantial size, amount, etc.: a goodly sum.
2. of good or fine appearance.
3. Archaic. of a good quality: a goodly gift.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE gōdlīc. See good, -ly


good⋅li⋅ness, noun
good·ly   (gŏŏd'lē)   
adj.   good·li·er, good·li·est
  1. Quite large; considerable: a goodly sum.
  2. Of pleasing appearance; comely.
good'li·ness n.

Goodliness

Good"li*ness\, n. [From Goodly.] Beauty of form; grace; elegance; comeliness.

Her goodliness was full of harmony to his eyes. --Sir P. Sidney.
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