goodliness

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noun

The condition of being goodly.

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Meanings

noungoodliness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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

From goodly + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

goodliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goodliness

MLA

“goodliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goodliness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goodliness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goodliness.

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