goodness

CEFRB1

/ˈɡʊdnəs/

noun · interjection

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  1. 01

    noun

    The quality of being kind, honest, or morally good.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.

Examples

  • Beauty without goodness is worth nothing.

  • Thank goodness, you've come to.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɡʊ(d)nɪs/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state or characteristic of being good.

  2. The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.

interjection

Extra meaning

  1. Clipping of goodness me or various similar exclamations such as goodness gracious.

More examples

In context

  • Thank goodness that the war is over!

  • The essential goodness of human nature

  • Rich, raisiny, smoky, coffee goodness: that is the flavor of urfa biber.

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Origin

noun

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”).