🇬🇧🇪🇸 goodwill - buena voluntad : English Lesson

Meaning of "goodwill" ("buena voluntad"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Goodwill means having kind, friendly, and helpful feelings towards other people. It's about wanting to do good things for others, being ready to cooperate, and wishing them well.

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Goodwill means being kind. I was kind to a spider. Now we share my toothbrush.

My goodwill lasted exactly until my brother took my last gummy bear.

I gave my cat a bath as an act of goodwill. She did not return the favor.

I smiled at the lunch lady, and she gave me extra mashed potatoes. Goodwill wins!

I gave my last cookie to my sister out of goodwill. She gave me a broccoli.

On a cold morning, a woman dropped her keys; a boy picked them up with goodwill and ran to her. She smiled, offered him a warm cookie, and returned his goodwill with a quick hug. His goodwill brightened the street. A passerby used goodwill to tie the boy's shoelace, and everyone walked on warmed by goodwill.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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