goodness
good‧ness S2 /ˈɡʊdnəs, ˈɡʊdnɪs/
noun [uncountable]1. my goodness!/goodness (gracious) me! spoken said when you are surprised or sometimes angry:
My goodness, you have spent a lot!
2. for goodness’ sake spoken said when you are annoyed or surprised, especially when telling someone to do something:
For goodness’ sake stop arguing!
3. goodness (only) knows spoken used to emphasize that you are not sure about something, or to make a statement stronger:
That bar’s been closed for goodness knows how long.
Goodness knows, I tried to help him!
4. BEING GOOD the quality of being good:
the desire to see goodness and justice in the world
5. BEST PART the part of food which is good for your health:
All the goodness of an egg is in the yolk.
6. have the goodness to do something old-fashioned formal used when asking someone to do something in an extremely polite way:
Please have the goodness to wait.
7. out of the goodness of sb’s heart used when someone has done something in order to be kind or helpful to other people:
He did it out of the goodness of his heart.
good‧ness S2 /ˈɡʊdnəs, ˈɡʊdnɪs/
noun [uncountable]1. my goodness!/goodness (gracious) me! spoken said when you are surprised or sometimes angry: 2. for goodness’ sake spoken said when you are annoyed or surprised, especially when telling someone to do something:
3. goodness (only) knows spoken used to emphasize that you are not sure about something, or to make a statement stronger:
4. BEING GOOD the quality of being good:
5. BEST PART the part of food which is good for your health:
6. have the goodness to do something old-fashioned formal used when asking someone to do something in an extremely polite way:
7. out of the goodness of sb’s heart used when someone has done something in order to be kind or helpful to other people: