goodness
Roget category 648
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.2. Prospective volition
›› 5.2.2. Subservience to ends
#648.
[Capability of producing good. Good qualities.]
Goodness
noun
goodness
etc.
adj. —
excellence,
merit —
virtue
etc.
944 —
value,
worth,
price.
super-excellence,
supereminence —
superiority
etc.
33 —
perfection
etc.
650 —
coup de maitre [Fr.] —
masterpiece,
chef d'ouvre [Fr.],
prime,
flower,
cream,
elite,
pick,
A 1,
nonesuch,
nonpareil,
creme de la creme,
flower of the flock,
cock of the roost,
salt of the earth —
champion —
prodigy.
tidbit —
gem,
gem of the first water —
bijou,
precious stone,
jewel,
pearl,
diamond,
ruby,
brilliant,
treasure —
good thing —
rara avis [Lat.],
one in a thousand.
beneficence
etc.
906 —
good man
etc.
948.
verb
be beneficial
etc.
adj. —
produce good,
do good
etc.
618 —
profit
etc.
(be of use)
644 —
benefit —
confer a benefit
etc.
618.
be the making of,
do a world of good,
make a man of.
produce a good effect —
do a good turn,
confer an obligation —
improve
etc.
658.
do no harm,
break no bones.
be good
etc.
adj. —
excel,
transcend
etc.
(be superior)
33 —
bear away the bell.
stand the proof,
stand the test —
pass muster,
pass an examination.
challenge comparison,
vie,
emulate,
rival.
adjective
harmless,
hurtless† —
unobnoxious†,
innocuous,
innocent,
inoffensive.
beneficial,
valuable,
of value —
serviceable
etc.
(useful)
644 —
advantageous,
edifying,
profitable —
salutary
etc.
(healthful)
656.
favorable —
propitious
etc.
(hope-giving)
858 —
fair.
good,
good as gold —
excellent —
better —
superior
etc.
33 —
above par —
nice,
fine —
genuine
etc.
(true)
494.
best,
choice,
select,
picked,
elect,
recherche,
rare,
priceless —
unparagoned†,
unparalleled
etc.
(supreme)
33 —
superlatively
etc.
33 —
good —
bully [Slang],
crackajack [Slang],
giltedged —
superfine,
superexcellent† —
of the first water —
first-rate,
first-class —
high-wrought,
exquisite,
very best,
crack,
prime,
tiptop,
capital,
cardinal —
standard
etc.
(perfect)
650 —
inimitable.
admirable,
estimable —
praiseworthy
etc.
(approve)
931 —
pleasing
etc.
829 —
couleur de rose [Fr.],
precious,
of great price —
costly
etc.
(dear)
814 —
worth its weight in gold,
worth a Jew's eye —
priceless,
invaluable,
inestimable,
precious as the apple of the eye.
tolerable
etc.
(not very good)
651 —
up to the mark,
unexceptionable,
unobjectionable —
satisfactory,
tidy.
in good condition,
in fair condition —
fresh —
sound
etc.
(perfect)
650.
adverb
beneficially
etc.
adj. —
well
etc.
618.
phrase
Jewels five words long"
[Tennyson];
long may such goodness live! "
[Rogers];
the luxury of doing good"
[Goldsmith].
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