goodness

/'gudnis/

Thân thiện

A volunteer shows great goodness by helping an elderly neighbor with groceries.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality of being morally good or virtuous: "goodness" refers to the state or condition of possessing positive moral qualities, such as kindness, honesty, and integrity.
   • The beneficial or nourishing part of something: "goodness" can also denote the essential, valuable, or wholesome quality contained within a substance, especially food.
   • (As an exclamation): Used to express surprise, emphasis, or relief.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Moral quality):
  • Her inherent goodness was evident in every charitable act.
  • We must believe in the fundamental goodness of people.
• Noun (Beneficial part):
  • Cooking vegetables quickly helps retain their nutritional goodness.
  • All the natural goodness of the fruit is preserved in this juice.
• Noun (Exclamation):
  • Goodness! I didn't expect to see you here.
  • Thank goodness you arrived safely.

Advanced Usage

• "For goodness' sake!": An exclamation expressing annoyance, urgency, or emphasis.
  • For goodness' sake, will you please be quiet!
• "Goodness knows": Used to emphasize that one does not know something or to assert that something is certainly true.
  • Goodness knows where he's gone off to now.
  • Goodness knows she tried her best.

Variants and Related Words

• Good (adj/n): The root adjective and noun form.
• Goodwill (n): Friendly or helpful feelings or attitude.
• Good-hearted (adj): Kind and well-meaning.

Synonyms

• Virtue: Moral excellence and righteousness.
• Morality: Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong.
• Beneficence: The quality of being kind or doing good.
• Nutritional value (for the "beneficial part" sense): The health-giving components of food.

Antonyms

• Evil: Profound immorality and wickedness.
• Badness: The quality of being bad or undesirable.
• Malevolence: The state or condition of having a wish to do evil to others.

Related Idioms

• Out of the goodness of one's heart: Done from a motive of kindness, without expectation of reward.
  • She helped him purely out of the goodness of her heart.
• Have the goodness to do something: A formal or old-fashioned way of asking someone politely to do something.
  • Would you have the goodness to pass the salt?

Học thuật

Noun

1. moral excellence or admirableness
   • there is much good to be found in people
2. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

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