Goodness and Merit

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Goodness noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.

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Merit is a synonym for goodness in virtue topic. In some cases you can use "Merit" instead a noun "Goodness", when it comes to topics like perfection, excellence, honesty, decency.

Nearby Words: good, goodly

Merit noun - A quality that gives something special worth.

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Goodness is a synonym for merit in perfection topic. You can use "Goodness" instead a noun "Merit", if it concerns topics such as excellence, worth, advantage.

Nearby Words: merited, meriting

individual	individual goodness	individual merit
pure	pure goodness	pure merit
exceptional	exceptional goodness	exceptional merit
true	true goodness	true merit
Other adjectives: relative, genuine, sheer, actual, real, great, serious, little, moral, general, extra, overall.

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