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good⋅ness
[goo
d-nis] 
–noun
| 1. | the state or quality of being good. |
| 2. | moral excellence; virtue. |
| 3. | kindly feeling; kindness; generosity. |
| 4. | excellence of quality: goodness of workmanship. |
| 5. | the best part of anything; essence; strength. |
| 6. | a euphemism for God: Thank goodness! |
–interjection
| 7. | (used in expressions of surprise, alarm, etc.): Goodness, you gave me a start! Goodness gracious! |
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.
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.
1. badness, evil.
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Goodness
Good"ness\, n. [AS. g?dnes.] The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; goodness of character, of disposition, of conduct, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : goodness
Spanish:
bondad,
German:
die Güte,
Japanese:
善良さ
Goodness
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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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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