Phrase guide

good heavens

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɡʊd ˈhɛvənz/
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intj

Meaning 1

An exclamation of surprise or shock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Qualifier: exclamation

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Possibly Inherited from Middle English good hevenes and God of hevene, from Old English god heofones

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يا سلام — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Arabic: يا يوم أبيض — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Bulgarian: небеса (nebesa) — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我的天啊 (wǒ de tiān a) — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Dutch: hemeltje lief — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Esperanto: Dio mia — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Esperanto: ĉielo — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Estonian: armas taevas — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Finnish: hyvänen aika — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Finnish: herra paratkoon — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Finnish: taivaan vallat — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • French: bonté divine — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • French: ciel — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • French: Seigneur — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • French: juste ciel — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Galician: meu Deus — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • German: Gott im Himmel — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Hungarian: te jó ég — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Hungarian: te jóságos ég — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Hungarian: atyaég — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Hungarian: jesszusom — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Irish: a Mhaighdean bheannaithe! — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Irish: a thiarcais! — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Irish: go bhfóire Dia orainn! — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Italian: apriti cielo — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Japanese: したり (shitari) — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Malay: ya Tuhan — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Māori: rere — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Māori: āwaiā — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Māori: hika mā — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Norman: cor chapin — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Norwegian: herregud — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Polish: ojejku — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Portuguese: céus — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Romanian: cerule — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Russian: боже (bože) — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Russian: господи (gospodi) — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Scottish Gaelic: mo chreach — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Scottish Gaelic: fhiacais — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Scottish Gaelic: thìochdaisean — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Scottish Gaelic: a shìorraidh — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Spanish: santo cielo — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Spanish: cielo santo — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Spanish: bendito sea Dios — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Swedish: milda makter — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Swedish: du store tid — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Swedish: himmel — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Swedish: jösses — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Tagalog: maawaing langit — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Turkish: üstüme iyilik sağlık — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Welsh: y nefoedd wen — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Welsh: y nefoedd annwyl — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Yiddish: אוי (oy) — exclamation of surprise or shock
  • Yiddish: גאָט אין הימל (got in himl) — exclamation of surprise or shock