Definitions
a disposition to kindness and compassion
Word origin
From Middle English *goodwille, good wille, possibly from Old English *gōdwille (compare gōdwillende (“well-pleased”)). Compare also Scots guidwilly, guidwillie (“displaying goodwill”). By surface analysis, good + will.
Used in a sentence
“As Denning MR said in Secretary of State for Employment v ASLEF (No. 2) (1972): 'a man is not bound to do more for his employer than his contract requires. He can withdraw his goodwill if he pleases.'”
“Buy from goodwills, garage sales, friends, and neighbors. Choose beautiful, functional, durable items made by craftspeople.”
“The company goodwilled the cost of the repairs.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Friendly feeling”8 letters
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