26984 words

goodness

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
the part of something, especially of food, that is good for health:

Examples:

Don't cook vegetables for too long - they'll lose all their goodness.
2
the personal quality of being morally good:

Examples:

Mother Teresa's goodness is an example to us all.
3

Examples:

(My) goodness (My) goodness! how many more times do I have to tell you!
goodness (me) Goodness gracious (me), what a terrible thought!
4
used in many fixed expressions to show emotion, esp. surprise:

Examples:

Goodness! I thought you’d gone home already!
5
the quality of being morally right and admirable:

Examples:

I believe in the basic goodness of human nature.

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