Goody — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something considered choice to eat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈævəz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈʊdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈʊdi/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈævəz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dainty delicacy treat kickshaw

Word Forms

dainty	adjective	especially pleasing to the taste
treat	verb	provide with choice or abundant food or drink

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gut

etwas, das man als Wahl zum Essen betrachtet

🇫🇷French

bonjour

quelque chose qui est considéré comme un choix à manger

🇪🇸Spanish

bueno

algo considerado una opción para comer

🇮🇹Italian

buongiorno

qualcosa considerato una scelta da mangiare

🇳🇱Dutch

lekker

iets dat als een keuze wordt beschouwd om te eten

🇵🇹Portuguese

bom

algo considerado escolha para comer

🇷🇺Russian

молодец

что-то, что считается выбором еды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पाखंडी

खाने के लिए पसंद मानी जाने वाली कोई चीज़

🇧🇩Bengali

ভালো

কিছু খাওয়া পছন্দ বিবেচনা করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நல்லது

சாப்பிடுவதற்குத் தேர்வாகக் கருதப்படும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

మంచి

తినడానికి ఎంపికగా పరిగణించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गुडी

काहीतरी खाण्याची निवड मानली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સારી

ખાવા માટે પસંદગી ગણવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದು

ತಿನ್ನಲು ಆಯ್ಕೆ ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊള്ളാം

എന്തെങ്കിലും കഴിക്കാനുള്ള തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പായി കണക്കാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੰਗਾ

ਕੁਝ ਖਾਣ ਲਈ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اچھا

کسی چیز کو کھانے کا انتخاب سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

好东西

考虑选择吃的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

いいですね

食べる選択肢と考えられるもの

🇰🇷Korean

선량한 체하는

먹을 것을 선택으로 고려한 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chào

một cái gì đó được coi là sự lựa chọn để ăn

🇮🇩Indonesian

munafik

sesuatu yang dianggap sebagai pilihan untuk dimakan

🇵🇭Filipino

mabait

isang bagay na itinuturing na pagpipilian upang kumain

🇲🇾Malay

selamat

sesuatu yang dianggap pilihan untuk dimakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جودي

شيء يعتبر اختيارًا لتناول الطعام

🇮🇷Persian

خوب

چیزی برای خوردن در نظر گرفته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

hoşçakal

yemek seçimi olarak kabul edilen bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוּכָּרִיָה

משהו שנחשב לבחירה לאכול

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What is the primary definition of the word 'goody'?

The primary meaning of 'goody' is 'something considered choice to eat'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'goody' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'goody' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'goody' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'goody' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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