n.

1. The state or quality of being good.
2. The beneficial or nutritious part.

interj.

Used to express mild surprise.

noun

The quality or state of being morally sound: good, morality, probity, rectitude, righteousness, rightness, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness. See right/wrong.

In addition to the idioms beginning with goodness, also see for the sake of, def. 3; god (goodness) knows; honest to god (goodness); my god (goodness.

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n

Definition: decency, excellence
Antonyms: badness, corruptness, evil, indecency, meanness, wickedness

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IN BRIEF: n. - Moral excellence or admirableness; That which is pleasing or valuable or useful.

The inclination to goodness is imprinted deeply in the nature of man.

Quotes:

"To be good, according to the vulgar standard of goodness, is obviously quite easy. It merely requires a certain amount of sordid terror, a certain lack of imaginative thought, and a certain low passion for middle-class respectability." - Oscar Wilde

"If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism." - Oscar Wilde

"One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good." - H.G. Wells

"At the bottom of the heart of every human being, from earliest infancy until the tomb, there is something that goes on indomitably expecting, in the teeth of all experience of crimes committed, suffered, and witnessed, that good and not evil will be done" - Simone Weil

"Look for no reward in goodness but goodness itself." - Source Unknown

"Only happy people can learn. Only happy people can teach. Our religion should put a sparkle in our eyes and a tone in our voice, and a spring in our step that bears witness of our faith and confidence in the goodness of God." - Source Unknown

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - godhed, elskværdighed
int. - du milde himmel!

idioms:

• For goodness sake    for himlens skyld
• goodness knows    det må himlen vide, det må guderne vide
• Thank goodness    gudskelov

Nederlands (Dutch)
goedheid, deugd, voeding

Français (French)
n. - bonté, sagesse, vertu (d'un fruit, d'un légume)
int. - mon Dieu

idioms:

• For goodness sake    pour l'amour de Dieu, par pitié
• goodness knows    Dieu seul sait (excl)
• Thank goodness    Dieu merci (excl)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Güte
int. - meine Güte!

idioms:

• For goodness sake    um Himmels willen
• goodness knows    (ugs) weiß der Himmel
• Thank goodness    Gott sei Dank

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καλοσύνη, αρετή
int. - έλα Θεέ μου!

idioms:

• For goodness sake    για (το) όνομα του Θεού!
• goodness knows    ένας θεός ξέρει
• Thank goodness    δόξα τω Θεώ!

Italiano (Italian)
bontà

idioms:

• For goodness sake!    per l'amor del cielo
• Thank goodness!    grazie al cielo!

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bondade (f), benevolência (f), virtude (f)
int. - Valha-me Deus!

idioms:

• For goodness sake!    Por Deus!
• Thank goodness!    Graças a Deus!

Русский (Russian)
совокупность хороших качеств, великодушие, добродетель

idioms:

• For goodness sake!    ради всего святого!
• Thank goodness!    слава Богу!

Español (Spanish)
n. - bondad, virtud, buena calidad
int. - Dios mío!

idioms:

• For goodness sake    ¡por Dios!, por el amor de Dios!
• goodness knows    ¡sabe Dios!, ¡vete a saber!
• Thank goodness    Por suerte!, ¡gracias a Dios!

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - godhet, dygd, vänlighet
int. - det vete Gud (gudarna)!, Gud ska veta!

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
仁慈, 善良, 天哪, 啊呀

idioms:

• For goodness sake    天哪!
• goodness knows    天晓得, 上帝知道谁也不知道
• Thank goodness    谢天谢地!

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 仁慈, 善良
int. - 天哪, 啊呀

idioms:

• For goodness sake    天哪!
• goodness knows    天曉得, 上帝知道誰也不知道
• Thank goodness    謝天謝地!

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 선, 친절, 우수, 장점, 영양분
int. - 신이시여!

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - よいこと, 長所, 善良さ, 優しさ, 親切, よいところ, 栄養分, 善良

idioms:

• God/heaven/ goodness knows    神のみぞ知る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جودة, طيبه, صلاح (نداء) للتعجب, او لابداء الارتياح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טוב, טוב-לב, תמצית, אלוהים, מוסריות, נדיבות, מעלה‬
int. - ‮קריאת הפתעה, זעם וכו'‬

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