goodness

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.
2. (countable) The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
3. (euphemistic, uncountable) God.
4. (countable, uncountable) The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.

Intj

Clipping of goodness me or various similar exclamations such as goodness gracious.

Sinonieme

virtue

excellence

good

👍

kindness

merit

beauty

righteousness

integrity

benignity

benevolence

rectitude

worth

niceness

pleasantness

generosity

purity

right

probity

morality

uprightness

benefit

pre-eminence

auspiciousness

eminence

benignancy

humaneness

conscience

excellency

great contributions

amiability

value

nobility

good deeds

meritoriousness

genius

moral sense

prosperity

improvement

favor

blessing

elegance

efficiency

dominance

humanity

distinction

ascendancy

accuracy

holiness

graciousness

gracefulness

Vertalings

bonté

bondad

bontà

Güte

Tugend

bondade

goedheid

bondat

bon

👍

buono

👍

καλοσύνη

vertu

gentilezza

iyilik

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɡʊdnəs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: goodnesse

Geërf van Old English: gōdnes

Verwante met Skots: guidness

Verwante met Fries: goedens

Verwante met Old High German: guotnessī

Verwante met Middle High German: guotnisse

Verwante met Russies: годность

In summary

From Middle English goodnesse, godnesse, from Old English gōdnes (“goodness; virtue; kindness”), from Proto-West Germanic *gōdnassī (“goodness”), equivalent to good + -ness. Cognate with Scots guidness (“goodness”), West Frisian goedens (“goodness”), Old High German guotnessī (“goodness”), Middle High German guotnisse (“goodness”), Russian годность (godnostʹ, “suitability, fitness”).