goodnessnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɡʊd.nəs/us/ˈɡʊd.nəs/goodness noun [ U ] (HEALTH)
the part of something, especially of food, that is good for health:
Don't cook vegetables for too long - they'll lose all their goodness.
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Diets & dieting
- anorexia nervosa
- balanced diet
- bulimia
- caloric
- calorie-controlled
- calorific
- comfort eating
- complex carbohydrate
- crash diet
- deficiency disease
- dietetics
- intake
- low-calorie
- macrobiotic
- malnourished
- nutraceutical
- nutritious
- slimmer
- sugar-free
- vegetarian
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goodness noun [ U ] (CHARACTER)
C2 the personal quality of being morally good:
Mother Teresa's goodness is an example to us all.
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Virtue and moral good
- altruism
- angel
- angelic
- be as pure as the driven snow idiom
- be on the side of the angels idiom
- clean
- lily-white
- moral
- nobility
- noble
- principled
- pure
- selfless
- spinach
- straight
- the road to hell is paved with good intentions idiom
- the straight and narrow idiom
- unselfish
- upright
- virtue
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goodnessexclamation
uk/ˈɡʊd.nəs/us/ˈɡʊd.nəs/also goodness graciousused to express any strong emotion, especially surprise:
(My) goodness! how many more times do I have to tell you!
Goodness gracious (me), what a terrible thought!
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- Goodness! What an enormous garden you have!
- Goodness me! What's that awful smell?
- My goodness! What a wonderful view!
- Goodness! How did you manage to get here so quickly?
- Goodness gracious! What on earth was that bang?
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Linguistics: interjections
- (well) what do you know! idiom
- aiyo
- alas
- aw shucks
- awesomesauce
- bam
- bless
- boo
- charming
- good show idiom
- heck
- hot dog! idiom
- same to you idiom
- stuff and nonsense idiom
- talk
- use your loaf idiom
- voilà
- wake up! idiom
- what an idea! idiom
- yes
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