the quality of being good; virtue, kindness; used as an exclamation
From Old English 'gōdnes', from 'gōd' (good) + '-ness' (quality suffix)
When people say 'goodness gracious!' they're actually using a euphemism that replaced 'God' to avoid taking the Lord's name in vain.
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