thank goodness



thank goodness

(spoken)
I am pleased or happy thank heavens My husband cleans the barn every day, thank goodness.
Usage notes: often used instead of the more offensive idiom thank God
Related vocabulary: thank God
See also: goodness, thank

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mpho-Southern African, Tswana
Nabouchodonosor-Biblical Greek
Danya (1)-Hebrew
Ylva-Swedish, Norwegian
ScarletSKAHR-lətEnglish (Modern)
BjÖRg-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic