goodness

/ˈgʊdnəs/ noun

Translation

› [U] the quality of being good

iyilik, erdem, haslet

She believes in the goodness of human nature.959

my goodness informal › something you say when you are surprised

'Aman Yarabbi!', 'Allah Allah!', 'Tuh be!', 'Hay Allah!'

My goodness, he's a big baby, isn't he?2414

thank goodness informal › something you say when you are happy because something bad did not happen

Allah'a şükür, çok şükür, şükürler olsun

Thank goodness that dog didn't bite you.981

for goodness sake › used when you are annoyed or when you want something to happen quickly

'Allah aşkın!' 'Gözünü seveyim!'

For goodness sake, come in out of the rain.1247

(Definition of goodness noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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