Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

good cess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: good cess
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Good luck, favourable outcome, happiness

British usage; Uncountable

noun

Good riddance, a suitable dismissal or disposal of something worthless or harmful.

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Güde cess tü his sawl, poor blid! He hadden much ov thease world's güdes yer. He died game, 'e did, arter awl!"
"Midland has had good cess with using minute commercials eight television stations, cited as one example of modernizing its advertising."
""It be nawbody," said John, "vor us to make a fush about. Belong to t'other zide o' the moor, and come staling shape to our zide. Red Jem Hannaford his name. Thank God for him to be hanged, lad; and good cess to his soul, for craikin' zo.""

Etymology

Uncertain, and also apparently varied, depending on context. Apart from the etymology of cess, as being from "success", "access" etc, some of the usages of good cess appear to refer to cesspool, as a place of suitable disposal.

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does good cess mean?: Good luck, favourable outcome, happiness
Where does good cess come from?: Uncertain, and also apparently varied, depending on context. Apart from the etymology of cess, as being from "success", "access" etc, some of the usages of good cess appear to refer to cesspool, as a place of suitable disposal.

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