different between goodness vs purity

English

Etymology

From Middle English goodnesse, godnesse, from Old English g?dnes (“goodness; virtue; kindness”), equivalent to good +? -ness. Cognate with Old High German g?tnass?, c?tnass? (“goodness”), Middle High German guotnisse (“goodness”), Russian ???????? (godnost?, “suitability, fitness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???dn?s/, /???dn?s/

Noun

goodness (countable and uncountable, plural goodnesses)

1. (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.
2. (countable) The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
3. (uncountable, euphemistic) God.

   Thank goodness that the war is over!

4. (Christianity) The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:goodness

Derived terms

• my goodness!

Translations

Further reading

• goodness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• goodness in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• goodness at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• dog's nose

English

Etymology

pure +? -ity, from Old French purete, from Latin puritas.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pj????ti/, /?pj????ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pj???ti/, /?pj??ti/
• Hyphenation: pur?i?ty

Noun

purity (countable and uncountable, plural purities)

1. The state or degree of being pure.

   Antonym: impurity

Derived terms

• purity ball
• purity pledge
• purity ring
• purity spiral

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