goodness
n. 1 virtue; excellence. 2 kindness (had the goodness to wait). 3 what is beneficial in a thing. int. (esp. As a substitution for god) expressing surprise, anger, etc. (goodness me!; goodness knows).
n. 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.