goodness

Meaning

Noun

• The state or characteristic of being good.
• The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
• God.
• The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.

Origin

• From Middle English goodnesse, godnesse, from Old English gōdnes, equivalent to good + -ness. Cognate with Old High German gōtnassī, cōtnassī, Middle High German guotnisse, Russian годность.