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1 goodness
noun (the state of being good.) godhetsubst. \/ˈɡʊdnəs\/1) godhet, fromhet, dyd2) godhet, vennlighet, elskverdighet3) ( om essensen av noe) det gode, det beste, det verdifullefor goodness' sake for guds skyldgoodness knows gudene skal vite...det må gudene vitegoodness gracious me eller my goodness jøss, du store, milde himmelthe goodness of essensen av, det beste i, det beste avhave the goodness to være så elskverdig åI wish to goodness that... eller I hope to goodness that... jeg håper virkelig at...thank goodness gudskjelov
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goodness\ knows — • God knows • goodness knows • heaven knows • heaven (only) knows • Lord knows informal 1. Maybe God knows but I don t know and no one else knows. Often used with only . Do you know where Susan is? God only knows! 2. Surely; certainly. Goodness… … Словарь американских идиом
goodness knows — ► God (or goodness or heaven) knows I have no idea. Main Entry: ↑know … English terms dictionary
goodness knows — no one knows, only God knows … English contemporary dictionary
goodness knows — See: GOD KNOWS … Dictionary of American idioms
goodness knows — See: GOD KNOWS … Dictionary of American idioms
Goodness knows — … Useful english dictionary
goodness — good|ness S2 [ˈgudnıs] n [U] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 my goodness!/goodness (gracious) me! 2 for goodness sake 3 goodness (only) knows 4¦(being good)¦ 5¦(best part)¦ 6 have the goodness to do something 7 out of the goodness of somebody s heart ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
goodness — /ˈgʊdnəs / (say goodnuhs) noun 1. moral excellence; virtue. 2. kindly feeling; kindness; generosity. 3. excellence of quality: goodness of workmanship. 4. the best part of anything; essence; strength. 5. (used in various exclamatory or emphatic… …
goodness — n. & int. n. 1 virtue; excellence, esp. moral. 2 kindness, generosity (had the goodness to wait). 3 what is good or beneficial in a thing (vegetables with all the goodness boiled out). int. (as a substitution for God ) expressing surprise, anger … Useful english dictionary
goodness — noun Date: before 12th century 1. the quality or state of being good 2. used interjectionally or in phrases especially to express mild surprise or shock < oh, my goodness ! > < goodness knows > 3. the nutritious, flavorful, or beneficial part of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
goodness (only) knows — phrase used for emphasizing what you say, especially when you do not know something Goodness only knows why she didn’t ask us for help! Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not know or understandsynonym Main entry: goodness … Useful english dictionary