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non- +‎ goodness

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nongoodness (uncountable)

  1. (philosophy) The quality of not being good.
    • 2002, Alan Kam-leung Chan, Mencius: contexts and interpretations, page 27:
      An immediate question can be asked: from the point of view of a binary nature, what is the ratio of goodness to nongoodness in our shared nature?