good, goodness
(noun) moral excellence or admirableness; “there is much good to be found in people”
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
goodness (countable and uncountable, plural goodnesses)
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.
(countable) The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
(uncountable, euphemistic) God.
(Christianity) The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.
• See goodness
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Source: Wiktionary
Good"ness, n. Etym: [AS. g.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
