HONEST TO GOD / GOODNESS

Meaning of HONEST TO GOD / GOODNESS in English

used to emphasize that what you are saying is true :

Honest to God, Mary, I'm not joking.

HELP NOTE : Some people find this use offensive.

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

GOD — I Deity or Supreme Being. Each of the major monotheistic world religions worships a Supreme Being, who is the sole …
Английский словарь Британика
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
GOD — I. ˈgäd sometimes ˈgȯd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Frisian & Old …
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
GOD — noun : the supreme or ultimate reality : the Deity variously conceived in theology, philosophy, and popular religion: as a. …
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
GOD — /god/ , n. , v. , godded, godding , interj. n. 1. the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler …
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
GOD — adj & ·noun good. 2. god ·vt to treat as a god; to idolize. 3. god ·noun figuratively applied to …
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
GOD — [god] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG got god] (bef. 12c) 1 cap: the supreme or ultimate reality: as …
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
GOD — / gɒd; NAmE gɑːd/ noun 1. God [ sing. ] (not used with the ) ( in Christianity, Islam and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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
GOD — God BrE AmE 1 . the spirit or power who Christians, Jews, and Muslims pray to and regard as the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOD — god S1 W1 /ɡɒd $ ɡɑːd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . God the spirit or …
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
GOD — n. 1 a (in many religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature, human fortunes, etc.; …
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
GOD — n. 1 a (in many religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature, human fortunes, etc.; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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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
GOD — n.1 a (in many religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature, human fortunes, etc.; a …
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
GOD — ( gods) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The name God is …
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
GOD — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The name God is given …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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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
GOD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES God squad God's mercy ▪ Will we still receive God's mercy if we refuse to …
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
GOD — (SPIRIT), female also goddess [noun] [C] - a spirit or being believed to control some part of the universe or …
Cambridge English vocab
GOD — (MAKER) [noun] [U not after the] - (in esp. Christian, Jewish and Muslim belief) the being which made the universe, …
Cambridge English vocab
GOD — n. Party of God Assemblies of God god and goddess kingdom of God work of God Peace of God Truce …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOODNESS — See: HONEST-TO-GOODNESS, MY GOD or MY GOODNESS.
Slang English vocab
GOD — (also God ) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pagan ▪ Christian , Greek , Roman , etc. ▪ the Jewish God ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HONEST — See ↑ HONEST 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ to be honest (with you)/in all honesty • ↑ to be honest/to tell …
Longman Activator English vocab
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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
GOD — (good). Throughout the Hebrew Scriptures two chief names are used for the one true divine Being-ELOHIM, commonly translated God in …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
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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
GOD — 1. сущ. 1) бог, божество (в общем смысле) gods of Sun ≈ боги Солнца the god of love, the blind …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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