goodness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
    good.
    • weigh the good against the bad
    • among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization
  2. noun moral excellence or admirableness
    good.
    • there is much good to be found in people

WordNet

Good"ness noun
Etymology
AS. gdnes.
Definitions
  1. The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; goodness of character, of disposition, of conduct, etc.

Webster 1913