Definition of goodness - WordReference.com Dictionary

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goodness
A	noun
	1	good, goodness
			moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚morality ╚good, goodness ╚summum bonum ╚saintliness ╚virtue ╚virtue; virtuousness; moral excellence ╚benignity; benignancy; graciousness ╚beneficence ╚kindness
	2	good, goodness
			that which is good or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚good, goodness ╚wisdom; wiseness; soundness ╚optimum ╚better ╚benefit; welfare ╚desirability; desirableness ╚worthiness