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
Astley['æsli]
MechthildMEKHT-hiltGerman
Adhara-Astronomy
&Aelig;&Eth;El&Thorn;Ry&Eth;-Anglo-Saxon
Glyndwr-Welsh
CammieKAM-eeEnglish