Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

good heavens

/ɡʊd ˈhɛvənz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: good heav-ens
IPA: /ɡʊd ˈhɛvənz/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

An exclamation of surprise or shock.

Dated

Etymology

Possibly Inherited from Middle English good hevenes and God of hevene, from Old English god heofones

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: good, god

Usage

Dated

Synonyms

wow

Questions

How do you pronounce good heavens?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡʊd ˈhɛvənz/.
What does good heavens mean?: An exclamation of surprise or shock.
Where does good heavens come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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