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goodenough

/ˈɡʊd.(ə.)nʌf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
good-e-nough
IPA
/ˈɡʊd.(ə.)nʌf/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

An island of Milne Bay Province, PNG; one of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands.

Etymology

From Middle English, from gode (“good”) + ynogh (“enough”). Alternatively from gode (“good”) + knave (“boy, servant”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Goodnough (alternative) Goodenow (alternative) Goodnow (alternative) Goodno (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce goodenough?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʊd.(ə.)nʌf/.
What does goodenough mean?
A surname.
Where does goodenough come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce goodenough

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