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goodliness

goodliness noun: the condition of being goodly.

Noun

goodliness (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being goodly.
    • There was no comfort in the goodliness of spring or the bright sunshine weather, and she who had been wont to go about the doors lightfoot and blithe was now as dowie as a widow woman.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

Origin of goodliness

From goodly + -ness.

Questions about goodliness

What does goodliness mean?
Goodliness means the condition of being goodly.
What part of speech is goodliness?
Goodliness is a noun.

Words near goodliness in the dictionary

  1. goodliest
  2. goodlihead
  3. goodlihood
  4. goodlike
  5. Goodlin
  6. goodliness
  7. Goodling
  8. Goodlings
  9. Goodloe
  10. Goodloes
  11. goodlooker

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