Goodness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

moral excellence or admirableness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæmeɪmlˌɪdeɪsˌiː/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʊdnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʊdnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈæmeɪmlˌɪdeɪsˌiː/.

Examples

weigh the good against the bad
among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization
there is much good to be found in people

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

good

Antonyms

bad evilness badness evil

Parts of Speech

noun	that which is pleasing or valuable or useful “weigh the good against the bad”
noun	moral excellence or admirableness “there is much good to be found in people”

Word Forms

good

adjective

most suitable or right for a particular purpose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Güte

das, was angenehm, wertvoll oder nützlich ist

🇫🇷French

bonté

ce qui est agréable, précieux ou utile

🇪🇸Spanish

bondad

aquello que es agradable, valioso o útil

🇮🇹Italian

bontà

ciò che è piacevole, prezioso o utile

🇳🇱Dutch

goedheid

dat wat aangenaam, waardevol of nuttig is

🇵🇹Portuguese

bondade

aquilo que é agradável, valioso ou útil

🇷🇺Russian

доброта

то, что приятно, ценно или полезно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अच्छाई

जो सुखदायक या मूल्यवान या उपयोगी हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ধার্মিকতা

যা আনন্দদায়ক বা মূল্যবান বা দরকারী

🇮🇳Tamil

நன்மை

மகிழ்ச்சியான அல்லது மதிப்புமிக்க அல்லது பயனுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

మంచితనం

ఆహ్లాదకరమైనది లేదా విలువైనది లేదా ఉపయోగకరమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

चांगुलपणा

जे आनंददायक किंवा मौल्यवान किंवा उपयुक्त आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભલાઈ

જે આનંદદાયક અથવા મૂલ્યવાન અથવા ઉપયોગી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳ್ಳೆಯತನ

ಸಂತೋಷಕರ ಅಥವಾ ಮೌಲ್ಯಯುತವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಉಪಯುಕ್ತವಾದದ್ದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നന്മ

സന്തോഷകരമോ വിലപ്പെട്ടതോ ഉപയോഗപ്രദമോ ആയത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੰਗਿਆਈ

ਉਹ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਜਾਂ ਕੀਮਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਉਪਯੋਗੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نیکی

وہ جو خوش کن یا قیمتی یا مفید ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

善良

令人愉快的、有价值的或有用的

🇯🇵Japanese

善良さ

楽しいこと、価値のあること、役立つこと

🇰🇷Korean

선량

즐겁거나 가치 있거나 유용한 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lòng tốt

cái đó làm hài lòng hoặc có giá trị hoặc hữu ích

🇹🇭Thai

ความดี

สิ่งที่น่ายินดีหรือมีคุณค่าหรือมีประโยชน์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebaikan

apa yang menyenangkan atau berharga atau berguna

🇵🇭Filipino

kabutihan

na kung saan ay nakalulugod o mahalaga o kapaki-pakinabang

🇲🇾Malay

kebaikan

yang menyenangkan atau berharga atau berguna

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخير

ما هو ممتع أو قيم أو مفيد

🇮🇷Persian

خوبی

چیزی که خوشایند یا ارزشمند یا مفید است

🇹🇷Turkish

iyilik

hoşa giden, değerli veya faydalı olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

טוּב לֵב

מה שהוא נעים או בעל ערך או שימושי

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