Meaning

1 senses

  1. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic)An expression of mild surprise.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Goodness me! What a beautiful arse!

    Боже мій! Яка гарна дупа!

    CC0 · Tatoeba · deniko · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. Thank goodness it wasn't me.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · josivangoncalves · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Goodness me, that's fantastic!

    deDu meine Güte! Das ist ja phantastisch!

    CC BY · Tatoeba · sundown · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Synonyms

2 synonyms
goodnessB1wow

Word family

3 related words
Relatedmy goodnessmy wordoh my

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
goodbyegoodnessB1goodnightgoodwillB2goody
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