good|ness

good|ness
good|ness «GUD nihs», noun, interjection.
–n.
1. the quality or state of being good: »

The drama of men is that their goodness creates, and their wickedness shatters, the goodness of others; so that pity holds us ever in leash (Freya Madeleine Stark).

4. valuable quality; best part.
–interj.
an exclamation of surprise or alarm: »

My goodness! Goodness me! “Goodness, have you been expeld?” (New Yorker).

Synonym Study noun. 2 Goodness, virtue mean excellence in character. Goodness applies to moral excellence that seems inborn: »

Her goodness is shown by the many good deeds she does.

Virtue applies to moral excellence that is acquired by consciously developing particular qualities of character or by consciously following high moral principles: »

He is a man of the highest virtue.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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