Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goodyship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: goody-ship
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of a goody or goodwife.

Dated; Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1663-78, Samuel Butler, Hudibras: In Three Parts. Written in the Time of the Late Wars. Edinburgh: Printed for R. Clark, P. Anderson, & A. Brown, 1784. Part I, Canto 3, lines 517–518. http://books.google.ca/books?id=2yxXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA74&lpg=PA74&dq=hudibras+goodyship&source=bl&ots=XLZNd1nh60&sig=lbQogZQyzBtwDNRnSQJZXvOo_f4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lO_fUcq8AaHFywGo3oDoBA&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=goodyship&f=false The more shame for her goodyship, / To give so near a friend the slip."

Etymology

From goody + -ship.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: goody

Usage

Questions

What does goodyship mean?: The state or quality of a goody or goodwife.
Where does goodyship come from?: From goody + -ship.

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