What does goodness mean?
Definitions for goodness
ˈgʊd nɪsgood·ness
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word goodness.
Princeton's WordNet
good, goodnessnoun
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, goodnessnoun
moral excellence or admirableness
"there is much good to be found in people"
Wiktionary
goodnessnoun
The state or characteristic of being good.
goodnessnoun
The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
goodnessnoun
God.
Thank goodness that the war is over!
goodnessnoun
The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Goodnessnoun
Desirable qualities either moral or physicial; kindness; favour.
Etymology: from good.
If for any thing he loved greatness, it was because therein he might exercise his goodness. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
There is in all things an appetite or desire, whereby they incline to something which they may be; all which perfections are contained under the general name of goodness. Richard Hooker.
All goodness
Is poison to thy stomach.
———— Yes, that goodness
Of gleaning all the land’s wealth into one,
Into your own hands, cardinal, by extortion:
The goodness of your intercepted packets
You writ to the pope against the king; your goodness,
Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.There’s no goodness in thy face. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.
The goodness of every thing is measured by its end and use, and that’s the best thing which serves the best end and purpose. John Tillotson, Sermon 1.
All severally made him very particular relations of the strength of the Scots army, the excellent discipline that was observed in it, and the goodness of the men. Edward Hyde, b. ii.
No body can say that tobacco of the same goodness is risen in respect of itself: one pound of the same goodness will never exchange for a pound and a quarter of the same goodness. John Locke.
Webster Dictionary
Goodnessnoun
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GOODNESS
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Goodness is ranked #42455 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Goodness surname appeared 511 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Goodness.
81.6% or 417 total occurrences were White.
10.1% or 52 total occurrences were of two or more races.
4.3% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
3.3% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
British National Corpus
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
Thank goodness, it wasn't my eye, you could’ve put your eye out!
For goodness sakes : avoid crowds, wear masks. Those are the fundamentals that -- when Peter Hotez look at the television clips, when Peter Hotez see pictures in the newspapers -- people are not doing that. That's a recipe for disaster.
It has been well said that you can never know too much, you can never be too wise, and you can never be too good. The more you know, the better you can understand the problems of today; and the wiser you are, the better use you can make of your own knowledge. But knowledge without goodness is dangerous, and without abundant knowledge, wisdom, and goodness- there is no hope for the world.
Increase in goodness as long as thou art here, that, when thou departest, in that thou mayest still be joyful. According to our words and deeds in this life will be the remembrance of us in the world.
That man is good who does good to others; if he suffers on account of the good he does, he is very good; if he suffers at the hands of those to whom he has done good, then his goodness is so great that it could be enhanced only by greater sufferings; and if he should die at their hands, his virtue can go no further: it is heroic, it is perfect.
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- صلاحArabic
- bondat, bonesaCatalan, Valencian
- dobrotaCzech
- godhedDanish
- Güte, Integrität, Gütigkeit, Tugend, HerzensgüteGerman
- καλόσυνηGreek
- bonecoEsperanto
- bondadSpanish
- خوبیPersian
- hyvyys, hyväFinnish
- bontéFrench
- bondadeGalician
- भलाईHindi
- kebaikanIndonesian
- bonesoIdo
- bontàItalian
- טוּב לֵבHebrew
- 良さJapanese
- 선량Korean
- bonitasLatin
- goedheidDutch
- godhetNorwegian
- bontat, bonesaOccitan
- dobroćPolish
- bondadePortuguese
- bunătateRomanian
- доботаRussian
- mirësiAlbanian
- godhetSwedish
- uzuriSwahili
- మంచితనముTelugu
- ความดีThai
- iyilikTurkish
- добротаUkrainian
- lòng tốtVietnamese
- גוטסקייטYiddish
- 善良Chinese
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