goodness
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goodness
- /ˈɡʊdnəs/
- /ˈɡʊ(d)nɪs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English goodnesse, godnesse, from Old English gōdnes (“goodness; virtue; kindness”), from Proto-West Germanic *gōdnassī (“goodness”), equivalent to good + -ness. Cognate with Scots guidness (“goodness”), West Frisian goedens (“goodness”), Old High German guotnessī (“goodness”), Middle High German guotnisse (“goodness”), Russian годность (godnostʹ, “suitability, fitness”).
noun goodnesses
- The state or characteristic of being good. There is ſome ſoule of goodneſſe in things euill, / VVould men obſeruingly 'diſtill it out.
- The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
- God. Thank goodness that the war is over!
- The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue. But the fruit of the ſpirit is loue, ioy, peace, long ſuffering, gentleneſſe, goodneſſe, faith, / Meekeneſſe, temperance: againſt ſuch there is no law.
Similar: beneficence, dogoodery, good, heroism, virtue, virtuousness · Opposite: atrociousness, badness, corruptness, criminality, depravity, evil, evilness, immorality, knavery, rascality, scoundrelry, turpitude, vileness, villainhood, villainousness, villainy, wickedness
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Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: good, warm-heartedness, gracious, kindness, goodwill, bounty, generosity, benevolence, quality, mercy, happiness, fortune, luck, righteousness, soundness, love
noun
Similar: beneficence, dogoodery, good, heroism, virtue, virtuousness · Opposite: atrociousness, badness, corruptness, criminality, depravity, evil, evilness, immorality, knavery, rascality, scoundrelry, turpitude, vileness, villainhood, villainousness, villainy, wickedness
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noun state or characteristic of being good
| Español | bondad |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | uzuri |
| Português | bondade |
| Français | bonté |
| Deutsch | Güte, Gütigkeit, Herzensgüte, Tugend, Integrität |
| Italiano | bontà |
| Ελληνικά | καλοσύνη kalosýni |
| Română | bunătate |
| Русский | доброта́ dobrotá |
| Tiếng Việt | lòng tốt |
| العربية | خَيْر ḵayr |
| עברית | טוֹב |
noun euphemistically: God
| Français | bonté divine, corbleu, crebleu, jarnibleu, jarnicoton, maugrebleu |
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noun Christianity: moral virtue
| Русский | доброде́тель dobrodételʹ |
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Talk about this word "goodness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/goodness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. goodness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/goodness "goodness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/goodness.Cite this
@misc{goodness_2026,
title = {goodness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/goodness},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
