Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goodish

/ˈɡʊdɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
good-ish
IPA
/ˈɡʊdɪʃ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *gadanąvṛd. Proto-Germanic *gōdaz Proto-West Germanic *gōd Old English gōd Middle English good English good Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English goodish From good + -ish.

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Questions

How do you pronounce goodish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʊdɪʃ/.
What does goodish mean?
Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.
Where does goodish come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *gadanąvṛd. Proto-Germanic *gōdaz Proto-West Germanic *gōd Old English gōd Middle English good English good Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English goodish From good + -ish.

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