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| good·ness [ gdnəss ] |
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1. good quality: the quality of being good
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2. virtuousness: personal virtue or kindness
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3. good part: the nutrition or other benefit to be derived from something
  Vegetables lose a lot of their goodness if you overcook them.
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interjection |
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expressing surprise: used to express surprise or amazement, or for emphasis
Goodness! What was that?
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for goodness sake used to express surprise, exasperation, or extreme anxiety, or for emphasis
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goodness knows used to indicate bafflement or lack of knowledge about something
Goodness knows what they're doing out there at midnight.
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