Goodness and Well

Goodness

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

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Well and goodness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Well" instead a interjection "Goodness".

Nearby Words: good, goodly

Well noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Goodness and well are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Goodness" instead a interjection "Well".

Nearby Word: welled

endless	endless goodness	endless well
simple	simple goodness	simple well
real	real goodness	real well
little	little goodness	little well
Other adjectives: moral, general, hidden, nerdy.

However, with supplemental material we have seen that they were good Saiyans and Goku's mother was one of them, bring into question if Goku's goodness is genetic as well as nurture.

Source: Nature vs. Nurture
Full of angsty goodness, but with good amounts of action and fluff to round it out as well.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Harry Potter General
Actively Good — for them, Goodness is an Ideal as well as (or less likely, instead of) an obligation.

Source: Neutral Good

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