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1. WordNet® 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]

2. 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]

3. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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.
   

Thesaurus Results for Goodness:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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