'Goodness' definitions:

Definition of 'goodness'

From: WordNet
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" [syn: good, goodness] [ant: bad, badness]
noun
Moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people" [syn: good, goodness] [ant: evil, evilness]

Definition of 'Goodness'

From: GCIDE
  • Goodness \Good"ness\, n. [AS. g[=o]dnes.] 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Goodness'

From: Easton
  • Goodness in man is not a mere passive quality, but the deliberate preference of right to wrong, the firm and persistent resistance of all moral evil, and the choosing and following of all moral good.

Synonyms of 'goodness'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Goodness'