ungoodness

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noun

The quality of being ungood, or bad; badness.

“c. 1870-1871, Henry Ward Beecher, "Man's Will and God's Love", in Plymouth Pulpit Goodness owes allegiance of love to ungoodness. Power is the natural protector of weakness.”

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Meanings

nounungoodness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being ungood, or bad; badness.

    c. 1870-1871, Henry Ward Beecher, "Man's Will and God's Love", in Plymouth Pulpit Goodness owes allegiance of love to ungoodness. Power is the natural protector of weakness.

    1 more example

    in this long list I find goodness the rule & ungoodness the exception

    1899, Mark Twain, letter to his wife

Origin

From ungood + -ness.

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APA

ungoodness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungoodness

MLA

“ungoodness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungoodness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ungoodness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ungoodness.

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