What does goodness mean?
Definitions for goodness
ˈgʊd nɪsgood·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
good, goodness(noun)
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"
good, goodness(noun)
moral excellence or admirableness
"there is much good to be found in people"
Wiktionary
goodness(Noun)
The state or characteristic of being good.
goodness(Noun)
The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
goodness(Noun)
God.
Thank goodness that the war is over!
goodness(Noun)
The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.
Webster Dictionary
Goodness(noun)
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
Etymology: [AS. gdnes.]
Freebase
Goodness
Goodness was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, led by Carrie Akre, formerly of Hammerbox and now primarily a solo artist. Goodness featured Akre, Danny Newcomb, Garth Reeves, Fiia McGann, and Chris Friel. Akre, Friel, and Newcomb later joined Mike McCready of Pearl Jam and Rick Friel to form the rock band The Rockfords. Goodness recorded a version of "Electricity, Electricity" with Mike McCready using the pseudonym "Petster" on electric guitar for the Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks tribute disc on Lava/Atlantic. They released their self-titled debut album in 1995 on Y Records, followed in 1998 by Anthem on Immortal/Epic and later These Days on Good Ink. Two live albums were released via Kufala Recordings in 2004. Goodness toured extensively all over the world, supporting such acts as Pearl Jam, Cheap Trick, and Oasis. They co-headlined a tour with Candlebox. Goodness reunited for shows at the Tractor Tavern in Ballard on November 22, 2008 and May 23, 2009.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'goodness' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1697
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'goodness' in Nouns Frequency: #2304
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of goodness in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of goodness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of goodness in a Sentence
Religions are many and diverse, but reason and goodness are one.
Even if it took time, we have the goodness to still apologize.
He died from 9/11. My goodness, of course!
Every time you do goodness, you rise to the summit of humanity!
With stones, you can build walls to separate people or build bridges to unite them! Do the second thing in the name of ethics and honour, for the glory of love and goodness!
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- صلاحArabic
- bonesa, bondatCatalan, Valencian
- dobrotaCzech
- Güte, Integrität, Tugend, Herzensgüte, GütigkeitGerman
- καλόσυνηGreek
- bonecoEsperanto
- bondadSpanish
- خوبیPersian
- hyvyys, hyväFinnish
- bontéFrench
- bondadeGalician
- bonesoIdo
- bontàItalian
- טוּב לֵבHebrew
- 선량Korean
- bonitasLatin
- goedheidDutch
- godhetNorwegian
- bonesa, bontatOccitan
- bondadePortuguese
- bunătateRomanian
- доботаRussian
- mirësiAlbanian
- godhetSwedish
- uzuriSwahili
- మంచితనముTelugu
- iyilikTurkish
- 善良Chinese
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