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
Dionisie-Romanian
Idril-Literature
Vasant-Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Malakai-English (Modern)
Raza-Arabic
BeulahBYOO-lə (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English