HONEST-TO-GOODNESS

Meaning of HONEST-TO-GOODNESS in English

adjective

[ only before noun ] ( approving ) simple and good :

honest-to-goodness country food

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

HONEST-TO-GOODNESS — /on"ist teuh good"nis/ , adj. 1. real or genuine. adv. 2. really, truly, or genuinely. Also, honest-to-God /on"ist teuh god"/ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HONEST-TO-GOODNESS — ■ adjective genuine and straightforward.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HONEST-TO-GOODNESS — honest-to-goodness BrE AmE ˌɒn ɪs t tə ˈɡʊd nəs ◂ ˌ•əs t -, -tuˈ•-, -nɪs AmE \ ˌɑːn əs t …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HONEST-TO-GOODNESS — ˌhonest-to-ˈgoodness BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] simple and good: plain honest-to-goodness home cooking
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HONEST-TO-GOODNESS — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ They specialize in honest-to-goodness homemade desserts. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Smile - a real …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HONEST TO GOODNESS — = honest to God
Slang English vocab
HONEST-TO-GOODNESS — genuine, real, the real McCoy It's not a fake! It's an honest-to-goodness Van Gogh painting!
English Idioms vocabulary
HONEST TO GOODNESS — adj. phr. , informal Really; truly; honestly. Used to emphasize something said. When we were in Washington, we saw the …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HONEST TO GOODNESS — честное слово
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HONEST-TO-GOODNESS — кристально честный, искренний - an * misapprehension добросовестное заблуждение полный, беззаветный; от всей души
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HONEST-TO-GOODNESS — a 1> кристально честный, искренний an honest-to-goodness misapprehension - добросовестное заблуждение 2> полный, беззаветный; от всей души
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HONEST TO GOODNESS — (a) беззаветный; искренний; полный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HONEST TO GOODNESS — (0) кристально честный; от всей души
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HONEST-TO-GOODNESS — a 1) кристально честный, искренний an ~ misapprehension - добросовестное заблуждение 2) полный, беззаветный; ≅ от всей души
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HONEST-TO-GOODNESS — a 1> кристально честный, искренний an honest-to-goodness misapprehension - добросовестное заблуждение 2> полный, беззаветный; от всей души
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HONEST TO GOODNESS — interj infml I didn't know nothing about what he was up to. Honest to goodness! — Я совсем ничего не знал, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HONEST TO GOODNESS — interj infml I didn't know nothing about what he was up to. Honest to goodness! — Я совсем ничего не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
HONEST TO GOODNESS — honest to goodness interj infml I didn't know nothing about what he was up to. Honest to goodness! Я совсем …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
HONEST TO GOODNESS — I didn't know nothing about what he was up to. Honest to goodness! — Я совсем ничего не знал, что …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
HONEST-TO-GOODNESS — кристально честный, искренний - an * misapprehension добросовестное заблуждение полный, беззаветный; от всей души
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HONEST TO GOODNESS — честное слово
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HONEST — I. ˈänə̇st adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English honest, honeste, from Old French honeste, from Latin honestus honorable, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOODNESS — ˈgu̇dnə̇s, in exclamatory phrases also ˈgu̇nə̇s noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English goodnesse, from Old English gōdnes, from gōd …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HONEST — (a.) Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
Английский словарь Webster
HONEST — (a.) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free …
Английский словарь Webster
GOODNESS — (n.) The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of …
Английский словарь Webster
HONEST — ( a. ) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GOODNESS — ( n. ) The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HONEST — — honestness , n. /on"ist/ , adj. 1. honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair: an honest person. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOODNESS — /good"nis/ , n. 1. the state or quality of being good. 2. moral excellence; virtue. 3. kindly feeling; kindness; generosity. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HONEST — I. ˈä-nəst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin honestus honorable, from honos, honor honor Date: 14th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOODNESS — noun Date: before 12th century 1. : the quality or state of being good 2. — used interjectionally or in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HONEST — adj chaste; faithful; virtuous. 2. honest ·adj decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. 3. honest ·adj open; frank; as, an honest countenance. …
Webster English vocab
GOODNESS — noun the quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of …
Webster English vocab
HONEST — [hon.est] adj [ME, fr. MF honeste, fr. L honestus honorable, fr. honos, honor honor] (14c) 1 a: free from fraud …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HONEST — honest BrE AmE ˈɒn ɪst -əst AmE \ ˈɑːn əst ▷ honest|ly li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HONEST — / ˈɒnɪst; NAmE ˈɑːn-/ adjective 1. always telling the truth, and never stealing or cheating : an honest man / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOODNESS! — Goodness! | ˌGoodness ˈme! | ˌMy ˈgoodness! | ˌGoodness ˈgracious! ( informal ) used to express surprise : Goodness, what …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOODNESS — / ˈgʊdnəs; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. the quality of being good : the essential goodness of human …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HONEST
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOODNESS — good ‧ ness S2 /ˈɡʊdnəs, ˈɡʊdnɪs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ good , ↑ goodie …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HONEST
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOODNESS — n. & int. --n. 1 virtue; excellence, esp. moral. 2 kindness, generosity (had the goodness to wait). 3 what is …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HONEST
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOODNESS — n. & int. n. 1 virtue; excellence, esp. moral. 2 kindness, generosity (had the goodness to wait). 3 what is …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HONEST
Oxford English vocab
GOODNESS — n. & int. --n. 1. virtue; excellence, esp. moral. 2 kindness, generosity (had the goodness to wait). 3 what is …
Oxford English vocab
HONEST — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you describe someone as honest …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOODNESS — 1. People sometimes say ‘ goodness ’ or ‘ my goodness ’ to express surprise. Goodness, I wonder if he …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOODNESS — 1. People sometimes say ‘~’ or ‘my ~’ to express surprise. Goodness, I wonder if he knows... My ~, he’s …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HONEST
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOODNESS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE honest ▪ They promise an honest to goodness family holiday in the sun and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HONEST — [adjective] - truthful or able to be trusted; not likely to steal, cheat or lie; typical of a person of …
Cambridge English vocab
GOODNESS — [noun] [U]The goodness is the part of something, esp. of food, which is good for health.Don't cook vegetables for too …
Cambridge English vocab
GOODNESS — See: HONEST-TO-GOODNESS, MY GOD or MY GOODNESS.
Slang English vocab
HONEST — See ↑ HONEST 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ to be honest (with you)/in all honesty • ↑ to be honest/to tell …
Longman Activator English vocab
HONEST
Longman Activator English vocab
HONEST — adj. 25B6; adjective an honest man : UPRIGHT, honourable, moral, ethical, principled, righteous, right-minded, respectable; virtuous, good, decent, law-abiding, high-minded, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOODNESS — n. 25B6; noun he had some goodness in him : VIRTUE, good, righteousness, morality, integrity, rectitude; honesty, truth, truthfulness, honour, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HONEST — adj. 1 trustworthy, truthful, veracious, trusty, honourable, creditable, decent, law-abiding, uncorrupted, uncorrupt, incorruptible, ethical, moral, virtuous, principled, upright, high-minded, dependable, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GOODNESS — See: HONEST-TO-GOODNESS, MY GOD or MY GOODNESS.
Словарь английских идиом
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HONEST
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOODNESS — сущ. 1) а) доброта; великодушие; любезность Syn : kindness, magnanimity б) добродетель Syn : integrity, morality, probity, purity, rectitude, righteousness, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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