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Goodness - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Goodness : (noun)
1: 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" [syn: good] [ant: bad,
bad]
2: moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be
found in people" [syn: good] [ant: evil, evil]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Goodness : \Good"ness\, n. [AS. g?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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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