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- [goo d-ee]
- /ˈgʊd i/
- /ˈɡʊd.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goo d-ee]
- /ˈgʊd i/
Definitions of goody word
- noun plural goody Usually, goodies. something especially attractive or pleasing, especially cake, cookies, or candy. 1
- noun plural goody something that causes delight or satisfaction: A record collector played some goodies for me on his phonograph. 1
- noun plural goody Archaic. a polite term of address for a woman of humble social standing. 1
- abbreviation GOODY goody-goody. 1
- noun goody Something attractive or desirable, especially something tasty or pleasant to eat. 1
- noun goody fiction: good guy, hero 1
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Origin of goody
First appearance:
before 1750 One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; good + -y2, as noun suffix
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Goody
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
goody popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
goody usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for goody
noun goody
- tidbit — a delicate bit or morsel of food.
- reward — a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
- prize — leverage.
- treat — to act or behave toward (a person) in some specified way: to treat someone with respect.
- perk — to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.
interjection goody
- good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
- great — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
- terrific — extraordinarily great or intense: terrific speed.
- super — Informal. a superintendent, especially of an apartment house. supermarket. supernumerary. supervisor.
- splendid — gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous. Synonyms: luxurious, dazzling, imposing. Antonyms: squalid.
Antonyms for goody
noun goody
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- baddie — a bad character in a story, film, etc, esp an opponent of the hero
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