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goodness
[ good-nis ]
noun
- the state or quality of being good.
Antonyms:
- moral excellence; virtue.
Synonyms: , ,
- kindly feeling; kindness; generosity.
Synonyms: , ,
- excellence of quality:
goodness of workmanship.
Synonyms: , ,
- the best part of anything; essential property; strength.
- a euphemism for God:
Thank goodness!
goodness
/ ˈɡʊɪ /
noun
- the state or quality of being good
- generosity; kindness
- moral excellence; piety; virtue
interjection
- a euphemism for God
goodness knows!
thank goodness!
Other Word Forms
- ··Ǵǻ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- for the sake of
- god (goodness) knows
- honest to god (goodness)
- my god (goodness
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The King has promoted links between different religions - and this Christian message also praises the goodness in the Jewish and Islamic faiths.
"We're happy it is here – thank goodness, we need the proper cash. This is a huge opportunity for us to get back right."
“I’ve had the yips on four different occasions. It seems like every seven years for some reason, just not lately, thank goodness.”
"I trust the goodness of Scottish people and I trust them to take on that fight in the tolerant, liberal society that I think Scotland really is."
Thank goodness this was at a Starbucks, where several people watched, because I was shocked by his aggressive impulse.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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