[syn: good, goodness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Goodness \Good"ness\, n. [AS. g[=o]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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
goodness
n 1: 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" [syn: good, goodness]
[ant: bad, badness]
2: moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be
found in people" [syn: good, goodness] [ant: evil,
evilness]