goodness — good|ness S2 [ˈgudnıs] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 my goodness!/goodness (gracious) me! 2 for goodness sake 3 goodness (only) knows 4¦(being good)¦ 5¦(best part)¦ 6 have the goodness to do something 7 out of the goodness of somebody s heart ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
goodness — n. & int. n. 1 virtue; excellence, esp. moral. 2 kindness, generosity (had the goodness to wait). 3 what is good or beneficial in a thing (vegetables with all the goodness boiled out). int. (as a substitution for God ) expressing surprise, anger … Useful english dictionary
goodness — goodness, virtue, rectitude, morality are comparable and very general terms denoting moral excellence. Goodness is the broadest of these terms; it suggests an excellence so deeply established that it is often felt as inherent or innate rather… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Goodness (band) — Goodness was a rock band from Seattle, Washington (U.S.), led by Carrie Akre, formerly of Hammerbox and now primarily a solo artist. Goodness featured Akre (vocals), Danny Newcomb (lead guitar), Garth Reeves (guitar), Fiia McGann (bass), and… … Wikipedia
Goodness Gracious Me (TV & radio) — Infobox Television show name = Goodness Gracious Me caption = DVD cover format = Sketch comedy runtime = 25 mins creator = Sanjeev Bhaskar Meera Syal Anil Gupta executive producer = Jon Plowman starring = Sanjeev Bhaskar Meera Syal Kulvinder Ghir … Wikipedia
goodness — noun 1) she must have seen some goodness in him Syn: virtue, good, righteousness, morality, integrity, rectitude; honesty, truth, truthfulness, honor, probity; propriety, decency, respectability, nobility, worthiness, worth … Thesaurus of popular words
Goodness of fit — The goodness of fit of a statistical model describes how well it fits a set of observations. Measures of goodness of fit typically summarize the discrepancy between observed values and the values expected under the model in question. Such… … Wikipedia
goodness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of being good Nouns 1. good, goodness; excellence, merit; value, worth, price; welfare, benefit, blessing. See virtue, benevolence, probity, utility. 2. (item of best quality) masterpiece, chef d … English dictionary for students
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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 … Easton's Bible Dictionary