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Goodenough

/ˈɡʊd.(ə.)nʌf/

Goodenough proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Goodenough

  1. A surname.
  2. An island of Milne Bay Province, PNG; one of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands.

Forms of Goodenough

alternative formGoodnough
alternative formGoodenow
alternative formGoodnow
alternative formGoodno

Origin of Goodenough

From Middle English, from gode (“good”) + ynogh (“enough”). Alternatively from gode (“good”) + knave (“boy, servant”).

Questions about Goodenough

What does Goodenough mean?
Goodenough means a surname.
What part of speech is Goodenough?
Goodenough is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Goodenough?
Goodenough is pronounced /ˈɡʊd.(ə.)nʌf/.

Words near Goodenough in the dictionary

  1. gooden
  2. goodened
  3. goodenia
  4. goodeniaceous
  5. goodening
  6. Goodenough
  7. Goodenow
  8. Goodenows
  9. goodens
  10. gooder
  11. Gooderham

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