goodlinessn.

Brit.

/ˈɡʊdlɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈɡʊdlinᵻs/

Forms: late Middle English goodelynes, late Middle English goodlynesse, late Middle English gudelenes, late Middle English gudelynes, late Middle English gudelynesse, late Middle English guydlynes, 1500s–1600s goodlines, 1500s–1600s goodlinesse, 1600s– goodliness; also Scottish pre-1700 gudelynes, pre-1700 gudlines, pre-1700 gudlinesse, pre-1700 gudlynes, pre-1700 guidelines.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: goodly adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < goodly adj. + -ness suffix. Compare Old Saxon guodlīcnissi , gōdlīcnissea glory. Compare earlier goodlihead n.

a. Moral goodness, virtue; spec. beneficence; graciousness, friendliness, generosity. Also occasionally as a form of address. Cf. goodlihead n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > [noun] > moral excellence

goodwilleOE

goodnesseOE

thewnessc1200

goodlaikc1225

goodheadc1275

honestete1340

bountyc1386

goodliheada1393

prowessc1395

honestyc1400

goodliness1405

virtuosityc1443

virtuousnessc1449

virtueheada1456

good naturec1475

integrity1548

honestness1556

graciousness1591

saintship1613

gracefulness1619

saintliness1838

te1895

virtu1906

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun]

goodshipOE

goodnessOE

well-willingnessOE

goodlaikc1175

charity?c1225

courtesy1297

kindnessc1300

meeknessc1300

kindheada1325

benignityc1374

benevolencec1384

kindshipa1393

betternessa1400

homeliness1402

goodliness1405

courteousnessc1430

kindliness1440

kindlaikc1450

beneficialness1528

beneficence1531

benevolency1545

beneficency1576

kindheartedness1583

benefiting1594

candidness1643

benefacture1651

geniality1652

candour1653

hearta1656

obliging1676

benevolentness1736

affectionateness1751

warm-heartedness1808

Samaritanism1843

sweet-heartedness1865

benignancy1876

1405 in J. Robertson Illustr. Topogr. & Antiq. Aberdeen & Banff (1857) III. 200 The saide Erle..of his kindeli gudelynes and cousynage..sal further..the said Schir Dauid.

c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 309 God of his myght and his grete gudelynesse.

R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Mending of Life 112 Bonitatem & disciplinam & scienciam doce me, þat is to say: ‘guydlynes, disciplyn, and conynge tech me’.

1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. iv. 136 Ordres of discipline, and ciuile gouernaunce, full of all goodlines and equitie.

1566 R. Horne Answeare M. J. Fekenham f. 32 The Lorde oueral, hath appointed your goodlines as the best and chiefe Physicion ouer the diseases of the whole worlde.

a1586 in W. A. Craigie Maitland Folio MS (1919) I. 364 That semlie yan..Me of hir gudlynes forgaif.

1647 J. Trapp Comm. Epist. & Rev. (2 Cor. x. 11) 166 Kindenesse is goodlinesse.

1722 O. Dykes Royal Marriage xv. 212 We must judge..not by that Stateliness which is without, but by that Goodliness and Wisdom of humane Policy which is within.

1832 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 452 They may find elsewhere all imaginable proofs and illustrations of the goodliness of a kindly spirit; but why not add to these as perfect an exemplification as ever was offered?

1916 Current Opinion 60 253/2 If you ain't as pretty as some, you're wery [sic] good. And what is beauty without goodliness?

2001 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 25 Dec. a25 A person dedicated to keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive, she was charitable and full of goodliness.

b. Excellence in respect of some specified or implied quality; the quality of being admirably good, or perfectly suited for some purpose.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun]

goodnessOE

mund?c1250

daintethc1290

bountyc1300

daintyc1300

excellencec1384

virtuea1393

excellency?a1400

nobilitya1400

meritc1425

singularity?c1450

fineness1523

admirationa1533

rareness1545

rightness1561

rariety1566

rarity1566

excellentness1569

beautya1586

admirableness1607

primeness1611

gallantry1650

eximiety1656

optimity1656

altesse1660

unexceptionableness1669

excellingness1701

quality1803

sterlingness1815

stupendosity1828

goodliness1832

superbness1832

unexceptionability1837

sweetness and light1867

class1884

rortiness1885

rippingness1903

superstardom1928

motherfucker1977

awesomeness1998

1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad vii. 106 The bride was quite of her brother's opinion respecting the goodliness of exchange.

1945 Denton (Texas) Rec.-Chron. 13 June 5/7 (advt.) I'm a delicately scented handful of pure goodliness.

1998 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Disp. (Nexis) 16 Nov. (Business Plus) 14 Scientific proof for its claim about the inherent goodliness of cookies.

2. Fair, handsome, or beautiful appearance; comeliness, attractiveness, beauty. Cf. goodlihead n. 2. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun]

comelinessc1350

seemlinessc1385

comeliheada1393

goodliheada1413

beseemingc1440

goodliness1449

propernessc1478

sightliness1561

handsomeness1622

speciousness1650

presentability1823

nicelookingness1865

eye appeal1916

spiffiness1981

aegyo1997

J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) l. 1051 (MED) O Amoryus, alas, that I euer sey the; Thy goodelynes my deth sone schal be.

a1450 Generides (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) l. 828 (MED) Of goodelynes he bereth the price.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure iii. iii For the very perfect bryghtnes..I coulde nothyng beholde the goodlines Of that palaice where as Doctrine did wonne.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xii. sig. H3 A voice no lesse beautifull to his eares, then her goodlinesse was full of harmonie to his eyes.

a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 140 The goodliness to the sight, the pleasantness to the tast, which is ever perceptible in those fruits which genuine Piety beareth.

1722 I. Kimber et al. Hist. Eng. I. 8 This Dunwallo excelled all the Kings in Britain, both in the goodliness of his Person, and Valour.

1760 Mod. Part Universal Hist. XVIII. 223 The eastern, or Levantine government, is by far the most considerable of the three, not only in wealth, strength, or extent, but in the number and goodliness of its cities.

1820 C. R. Maturin Melmoth IV. xxviii. 243 The fond enumeration of the promises of his childhood, and the graces and goodliness of his youth.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 122 Nor was there such another in the land For strength or goodliness.

1900 J. Buchan Half-hearted i. vi. 60 As he rubbed sleep from his eyes at the window he saw the exceeding goodliness of the morning.

1992 L. Morris Gospel according to Matthew 177 [It] perhaps conveys something of the notion of goodliness of appearance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	goodliness
释义	goodlinessn. Brit. /ˈɡʊdlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈɡʊdlinᵻs/ Forms: late Middle English goodelynes, late Middle English goodlynesse, late Middle English gudelenes, late Middle English gudelynes, late Middle English gudelynesse, late Middle English guydlynes, 1500s–1600s goodlines, 1500s–1600s goodlinesse, 1600s– goodliness; also Scottish pre-1700 gudelynes, pre-1700 gudlines, pre-1700 gudlinesse, pre-1700 gudlynes, pre-1700 guidelines. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: goodly adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < goodly adj. + -ness suffix. Compare Old Saxon guodlīcnissi , gōdlīcnissea glory. Compare earlier goodlihead n. 1. a. Moral goodness, virtue; spec. beneficence; graciousness, friendliness, generosity. Also occasionally as a form of address. Cf. goodlihead n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [noun] > moral excellence goodwilleOE goodnesseOE thewnessc1200 goodlaikc1225 goodheadc1275 honestete1340 bountyc1386 goodliheada1393 prowessc1395 honestyc1400 goodliness1405 virtuosityc1443 virtuousnessc1449 virtueheada1456 good naturec1475 integrity1548 honestness1556 graciousness1591 saintship1613 gracefulness1619 saintliness1838 te1895 virtu1906 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] goodshipOE goodnessOE well-willingnessOE goodlaikc1175 charity?c1225 courtesy1297 kindnessc1300 meeknessc1300 kindheada1325 benignityc1374 benevolencec1384 kindshipa1393 betternessa1400 homeliness1402 goodliness1405 courteousnessc1430 kindliness1440 kindlaikc1450 beneficialness1528 beneficence1531 benevolency1545 beneficency1576 kindheartedness1583 benefiting1594 candidness1643 benefacture1651 geniality1652 candour1653 hearta1656 obliging1676 benevolentness1736 affectionateness1751 warm-heartedness1808 Samaritanism1843 sweet-heartedness1865 benignancy1876 1405 in J. Robertson Illustr. Topogr. & Antiq. Aberdeen & Banff (1857) III. 200 The saide Erle..of his kindeli gudelynes and cousynage..sal further..the said Schir Dauid. c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 309 God of his myght and his grete gudelynesse. R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Mending of Life 112 Bonitatem & disciplinam & scienciam doce me, þat is to say: ‘guydlynes, disciplyn, and conynge tech me’. 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. iv. 136 Ordres of discipline, and ciuile gouernaunce, full of all goodlines and equitie. 1566 R. Horne Answeare M. J. Fekenham f. 32 The Lorde oueral, hath appointed your goodlines as the best and chiefe Physicion ouer the diseases of the whole worlde. a1586 in W. A. Craigie Maitland Folio MS (1919) I. 364 That semlie yan..Me of hir gudlynes forgaif. 1647 J. Trapp Comm. Epist. & Rev. (2 Cor. x. 11) 166 Kindenesse is goodlinesse. 1722 O. Dykes Royal Marriage xv. 212 We must judge..not by that Stateliness which is without, but by that Goodliness and Wisdom of humane Policy which is within. 1832 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 452 They may find elsewhere all imaginable proofs and illustrations of the goodliness of a kindly spirit; but why not add to these as perfect an exemplification as ever was offered? 1916 Current Opinion 60 253/2 If you ain't as pretty as some, you're wery [sic] good. And what is beauty without goodliness? 2001 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 25 Dec. a25 A person dedicated to keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive, she was charitable and full of goodliness. b. Excellence in respect of some specified or implied quality; the quality of being admirably good, or perfectly suited for some purpose. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] goodnessOE mund?c1250 daintethc1290 bountyc1300 daintyc1300 excellencec1384 virtuea1393 excellency?a1400 nobilitya1400 meritc1425 singularity?c1450 fineness1523 admirationa1533 rareness1545 rightness1561 rariety1566 rarity1566 excellentness1569 beautya1586 admirableness1607 primeness1611 gallantry1650 eximiety1656 optimity1656 altesse1660 unexceptionableness1669 excellingness1701 quality1803 sterlingness1815 stupendosity1828 goodliness1832 superbness1832 unexceptionability1837 sweetness and light1867 class1884 rortiness1885 rippingness1903 superstardom1928 motherfucker1977 awesomeness1998 1832 H. Martineau Homes Abroad vii. 106 The bride was quite of her brother's opinion respecting the goodliness of exchange. 1945 Denton (Texas) Rec.-Chron. 13 June 5/7 (advt.) I'm a delicately scented handful of pure goodliness. 1998 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Disp. (Nexis) 16 Nov. (Business Plus) 14 Scientific proof for its claim about the inherent goodliness of cookies. 2. Fair, handsome, or beautiful appearance; comeliness, attractiveness, beauty. Cf. goodlihead n. 2. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [noun] comelinessc1350 seemlinessc1385 comeliheada1393 goodliheada1413 beseemingc1440 goodliness1449 propernessc1478 sightliness1561 handsomeness1622 speciousness1650 presentability1823 nicelookingness1865 eye appeal1916 spiffiness1981 aegyo1997 J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) l. 1051 (MED) O Amoryus, alas, that I euer sey the; Thy goodelynes my deth sone schal be. a1450 Generides (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) l. 828 (MED) Of goodelynes he bereth the price. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure iii. iii For the very perfect bryghtnes..I coulde nothyng beholde the goodlines Of that palaice where as Doctrine did wonne. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xii. sig. H3 A voice no lesse beautifull to his eares, then her goodlinesse was full of harmonie to his eyes. a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 140 The goodliness to the sight, the pleasantness to the tast, which is ever perceptible in those fruits which genuine Piety beareth. 1722 I. Kimber et al. Hist. Eng. I. 8 This Dunwallo excelled all the Kings in Britain, both in the goodliness of his Person, and Valour. 1760 Mod. Part Universal Hist. XVIII. 223 The eastern, or Levantine government, is by far the most considerable of the three, not only in wealth, strength, or extent, but in the number and goodliness of its cities. 1820 C. R. Maturin Melmoth IV. xxviii. 243 The fond enumeration of the promises of his childhood, and the graces and goodliness of his youth. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 122 Nor was there such another in the land For strength or goodliness. 1900 J. Buchan Half-hearted i. vi. 60 As he rubbed sleep from his eyes at the window he saw the exceeding goodliness of the morning. 1992 L. Morris Gospel according to Matthew 177 [It] perhaps conveys something of the notion of goodliness of appearance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1405
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