GOODNESS


Meaning of GOODNESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈɡudnɪs ]

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, etc. (goodness me!; goodness knows; for goodness' sake!). [OE godnes (as GOOD, -NESS)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.