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Goddess vs Goodness - What's the difference?

goddess | goodness |

As nouns the difference between goddess and goodness

is that goddess is a female deity while goodness is the state or characteristic of being good.

As a proper noun Goddess

is the single goddess of various monotheistic religions.

goddess

English

Noun

(es)
  • (religion) A female deity.
  • (figuratively) A human female honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.
  • Derived terms

    * goddess-ship

    Hypernyms

    * deity, divinity, god * woman

    See also

    * heaven

    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!