goodnesse

English

Noun

goodnesse (countable and uncountable, plural goodnesses)

1. Obsolete spelling of goodness.

Anagrams

• good sense

Middle English

Alternative forms

• godenes, godenesse, godnes, godnese, godnesse, goodnes
• guodnesse (Kent)
• goddnes, gudeness (Northern)
• godnæsse, godnisse, godnysse (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English gōdnes, from Proto-West Germanic *gōdnassī; equivalent to good +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡoːdnɛs(ə)/

Noun

goodnesse (plural goodnesses)

1. A good thing or things; that which is good:
   1. A good or useful attribute or characteristic.
   2. A good or useful act or behaviour.
   3. Good, benefit; that which is advantageous.
2. Goodness; the state of being good:
   1. Virtue; moral character or behaviour.
   2. Utility, efficaciousness, power.
   3. Benevolence; a favorable attitude.

Descendants

• English: goodness
• Scots: guidness, gudeness
• Yola: goounees, goouness

References

• “gọ̄dnes(se, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.