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Freedom vs Goodness - What's the difference?

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In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between freedom and goodness

is that freedom is (uncountable) the state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved while goodness is (uncountable) the state or characteristic of being good.

In countable|lang=en terms the difference between freedom and goodness

is that freedom is (countable) the lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained while goodness is (countable) the good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.

As nouns the difference between freedom and goodness

is that freedom is (uncountable) the state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved while goodness is (uncountable) the state or characteristic of being good.

freedom

English

(wikipedia freedom)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
  • (countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Gary Younge)
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution , passage=The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.}}
  • Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
  • * Milton
    • I emboldened spake and freedom used.
  • Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.

    • Usage notes

    * The phrase "freedom from" can have as an object: fear, want, hunger, pain, disease, stress, depression, debt, poverty, necessity, violence, war, advertising, addiction, etc.

    Synonyms

    * liberty * license * exemption

    Antonyms

    * bondage * constraint

    Derived terms

    * academic freedom * degree of freedom * economic freedom * financial freedom * freedom fighter * freedom fries * freedom march * freedom of assembly * freedom of association * freedom of contract * freedom of expression * freedom of movement * freedom of petition * freedom of religion * freedom of speech * freedom of the air * freedom of the press * freedom of the seas * freedom ride * freedom rider * freedom to roam * individual freedom * let freedom ring * political freedom * unfreedom * non-freedom

    goodness

    English

    (wikipedia goodness)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.
  • (countable) The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
  • (uncountable, euphemistic) God.
    • Thank goodness that the war is over!
  • (Christianity) The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.
  • * 1611 , :
    • The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness , faith.

    Synonyms

    * virtue

    Derived terms

    * my goodness!

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