Synonyms for goodness
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Noun
1. Virtue
good, virtue, integrity, kindness, honesty, excellence, probity, benevolence, righteousness, worth, right, beneficence, morality, rectitude, uprightness, sanctity, value, merit, virtuousness
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or characteristic of being good.
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Forms
- Plural
- goodnesses → goods, virtues, integrities, kindnesses…
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virtus, primarily manly strength or courage, from vir, a man, a hero) is, in its full sense, goodness that is victorious through trial, perhaps through temptation and conflict.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- integrity He'd never accept a bribe; he's a man of integrity.
- kindness Kyoko had the kindness to carry my baggage for me.
- honesty He didn't believe that honesty is the best policy.
- virtue I was able to study abroad by virtue of the money.
- heroism Ivan thanked Rima for her heroism.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1
- 5 letters
- right1, worth1, value2, merit2
- 6 letters
- virtue2
- 7 letters
- honesty3, heroism4, probity3
- 8 letters
- kindness2, morality4, validity4, sanctity3
- 9 letters
- integrity4, rectitude3, dogoodery
- 10 letters
- excellence3
- 11 letters
- benevolence4, beneficence4, uprightness
- 12 letters
- virtuousness
- 13 letters
- righteousness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (value2 = 2 syllables).