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What is the noun for goodness?

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goody
  1. (informal) A small amount of something good to eat.
  2. (informal) Any small, usually free, item.
  3. (Ireland) Pudding made by boiling bread in milk with sugar and spices.
  4. (obsolete) goodwife, a 17th-century puritan honorific.
  5. (informal) Protagonist or hero.
  6. An American fish, the lafayette or spot.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “Grab him a little goody from the grocery store the next time you go. Let him know it was just for him.”
      “Do you want to come to the kitchen with me and we'll find you a goody to eat?”
      “It's difficult to appreciate the moment when there's a goody dangling before your eyes.”
good
  1. (uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
  2. (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
  3. (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
  4. (plural) An item of merchandise.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “Every player in the team sacrificed personal glory for the good of the team.”
      “The apparent purpose was to allow the founding of intergovernmental organizations to uphold the good of nation states.”
      “Theirs was a glorious end, and they had died fighting for the good of their country.”
goodness
  1. (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.
  2. (countable) The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
  3. (uncountable, euphemistic) God.
  4. (Christianity) The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “Does anyone seriously think, for a moment, that Henry intends, from the goodness of his heart, to work hard to repay the ill-gotten gains?”
      “You left us a legacy of immense goodness towards the needy, towards the weak, towards the helpless.”
      “The goodness of Christians is the space in which the Lord's nearness can be achieved.”
betterness
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being better; superiority.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being better.
  3. (minting) The amount by which a precious metal exceeds the the standard of fineness.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “The betterness of their craftsmanship was evident in the intricate details and impeccable finishing of the sculpture.”
goods
  1. (economics) That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
  2. (the) Something authentic, important, or revealing.
  3. (Britain, transport) freight (not passengers)
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Jim's British Market provides an air of nostalgia and comfort to ex-pats living in Switzerland, stocking a range of goods particular to the UK.”
      “We should give all these unwanted goods to charity.”
      “This section deals with some of the things to consider in moving your personal goods to Canada.”
best
  1. (uncountable) The supreme effort one can make, or has made.
  2. (uncountable) One's best behavior.
  3. (countable) The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Her performance represented the best of classical music.”
      “Later, to his great astonishment, he discovered her settled in Baltimore, moving among the best of society, and posing as a member of European aristocracy.”
      “I may not have reached my goal, but I gave it my best and came close.”
goodlihead
  1. (obsolete) The character or nature of a goodly person; goodliness.
  2. (archaic, poetic) Goodly appearance or looks; beauty.
betta
  1. Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish).
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better
  1. An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He is your better and deserves a commensurate level of respect from you.”
      “The boxer got the better of his opponent with several decisive blows early in the match.”
      “He was a better who spent much of his time at the races.”
goodlihood
  1. The state, quality, or condition of being goodly; goodlihead; beauty; splendor.
bettor
  1. A person who makes a bet, such as a wager on the outcome of a game of chance or a sporting event.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “But a bettor of the right sort slips in an' taps me for odds to a thousand.”
      “The U.S. bettor can make his wagers in the safe knowledge that he is dealing with a good, honest business.”
      “Football Trends Inc. always does a good job in providing the shortcut-seeking bettor with betting angles.”
betterhood
goodie
goodyship
  1. (humorous) The state or quality of a goody or goodwife.
betterer
  1. One who betters, makes something better.
gooder
  1. (humorous) Something good; a good one; goodie.
bestness
  1. The quality or state of being the best.
goodnesse
  1. Obsolete spelling of goodness
better
  1. Alternative spelling of bettor
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He is your better and deserves a commensurate level of respect from you.”
      “The boxer got the better of his opponent with several decisive blows early in the match.”
      “He was a better who spent much of his time at the races.”
goodliness
  1. The condition of being goodly
  2. Examples:
    1. “At the same word both earth and heaven combined to destroy the goodliness with which creation was adorned.”
      “Boys could not fail to admire the strength and goodliness of men displayed in the comeliness of perfected development.”
      “This does not satisfy the still warmer admirer, who insists on the goodliness of his person, and the fineness of his voice.”
bettering
goods
  1. plural of good
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Jim's British Market provides an air of nostalgia and comfort to ex-pats living in Switzerland, stocking a range of goods particular to the UK.”
      “We should give all these unwanted goods to charity.”
      “This section deals with some of the things to consider in moving your personal goods to Canada.”
goodies
  1. plural of goodie
  2. plural of goody
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Garden centres are like an Aladdin's cave to me so I also spotted a few other goodies that I'd like to pick up too.”
      “A dedicated entertainment room has been wired up for surround-sound speakers and other home-cinema goodies.”
      “She brought along a clown baggy full of candied goodies, such as lollipops, gumdrops, and jelly beans.”
betternesses
betterings
goodnesses
  1. plural of goodness
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The first Good heads the Good, and thereafter follow the various levels of goodnesses.”
      “Other goodnesses are the washing machine, outside enclosed showers, barbecue.”
      “The first Feed the mind, is a conference that dictated Carrol on the reading and his goodnesses, in key of humour and genial by moments.”
betters
gooders
  1. plural of gooder
bettors
  1. plural of bettor
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Why are so many bettors continuing to do business with local bookmakers, and eschewing offshore?”
      “Swings get wilder for the same overall exposure when bettors vary their wagers.”
      “Betting exchanges allow bettors to accept wagers from other bettors at odds that the involved parties determine.”
bettas
bests
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