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
KaylinKAY-linEnglish (Modern)
Hull[hʌl]
LudmiŁAluwt-MEE-wahPolish
Avitus-Ancient Roman
ÖDÖN-Hungarian
Soo-Jinsoo-jeenKorean