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 Definitions of Goodness  [ˈgʊd nɪs]  

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Definition of 'Goodness' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) goodness
the state or quality of being good.

2.  goodness
moral excellence; virtue.

3.  goodness
kindness; generosity.

4.  goodness
the best or most valuable part of anything; essence.

5.  goodness
a euphemism for God:
Thank goodness!

6. (interj.) goodness
(used in expressions of surprise, alarm, etc.).

Etymology:  (bef. 900)

Definition of 'Goodness' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) good, goodness
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
"weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"

2. (noun) good, goodness
moral excellence or admirableness
"there is much good to be found in people"


Definition of 'Goodness' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) goodness
the quality of being good
moral goodness; nature's goodness

2.  goodness
the parts of food or drink that are healthy or tasty
the best way to get the goodness out of garlic

3.  goodness
(my) goodness!
indicates surprise
My goodness, you've grown up a lot!


Definition of 'Goodness' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Goodness
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


Translation of 'Goodness' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the state of being good.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: goedheid, vriendelikheid Arabic flag Arabic: خَيْر، جَوْدَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: доброта
Brazilian flag Brazilian: bondade Czech flag Czech: dobrota German flag German: die Güte
Danish flag Danish: godhed Greek flag Greek: καλοσύνη Spanish flag Spanish: bondad
Estonian flag Estonian: headus Farsi flag Farsi: خوب بودن Finnish flag Finnish: hyvyys
French flag French: bonté Hindi flag Hindi: अच्छे होने की स्थिति Croatian flag Croatian: dobrota
Hungarian flag Hungarian: jóság Indonesian flag Indonesian: kebaikan Icelandic flag Icelandic: góðmennska, gæska
Italian flag Italian: bontà Japanese flag Japanese: 善良さ Korean flag Korean: 좋은 상태
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: gerumas Latvian flag Latvian: labestība Malay flag Malay: kesejahteraan
Dutch flag Dutch: goedheid Norwegian flag Norwegian: godhet Polish flag Polish: dobro
Persian flag Persian: خوب بودن Pashto flag Pashto: ښه والى Portuguese flag Portuguese: bondade
Romanian flag Romanian: bună­tate Russian flag Russian: доброта Slovak flag Slovak: dobrota
Slovenian flag Slovenian: dobrota Serbian flag Serbian: dobrota Swedish flag Swedish: godhet
Thai flag Thai: ความดีงาม Turkish flag Turkish: iyilik, güzellik Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 正直良善
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: доброта Urdu flag Urdu: اچھا ہونے کی کیفیت Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: lòng tốt
Chinese flag Chinese: 善良

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