noun
- plural of goodliness; the quality or state of being goodly; attractiveness, comeliness, or fine appearance
Usage: archaic or literary; rarely used in modern English
Examples
- The goodlinesses of the old manor house impressed all who visited.
- She was known for the goodlinesses of her bearing and deportment.
- The poet praised the goodlinesses of the landscape in his verses.
- Their goodlinesses were evident in their dignified manner.