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Goodness

The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; goodness of character, of disposition, of conduct, etc.

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Beneficence 76% connected

The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness.

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Benefit 76% connected

An act of kindness; a favor conferred.

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Benignancy 76% connected

Benignant quality; kindliness.

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Benignity 76% connected

The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness; graciousness.

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Better 76% connected

Having good qualities in a greater degree than another; as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a better air.

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Desirability 76% connected

The state or quality of being desirable; desirableness.

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Desirableness 76% connected

The quality of being desirable.

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Graciousness 76% connected

Quality of being gracious.

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Kindness 76% connected

The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition beneficence.

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Saintliness 76% connected

Quality of being saintly.

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Soundness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sound; as, the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc.; the soundness of reasoning or argument; soundness of…

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Virtue 76% connected

Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.

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Welfare 76% connected

Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; h…

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Wisdom 76% connected

The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the best means; discernment and judgment…

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Wiseness 76% connected

Wisdom.

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Worthiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being worthy; desert; merit; excellence; dignity; virtue; worth.

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Morality 76% connected

The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentime…

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Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Good 74% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Good 74% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Honorable 74% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Honorable 74% connected

Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

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Good 66% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Good 66% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Good 92% connected

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Evilness 94% connected

The condition or quality of being evil; badness; viciousness; malignity; vileness; as, evilness of heart; the evilness of sin.

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Evilness 94% connected

The condition or quality of being evil; badness; viciousness; malignity; vileness; as, evilness of heart; the evilness of sin.

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