Phrase guide

good news

noun · 3 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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  • General-American: /ɡʊd nuːz/
  • General-American: [ɡʊʔ nɪu̯z]
  • General-American: [ɡʊd nɪu̯z]
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Something or someone pleasant, fortunate, or otherwise positive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: bad news

2

noun

Meaning 2

The message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful, as elaborated in the Gospels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, news.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بُشْرَى (bušrā) — something positive
  • Armenian: ավետիս (avetis) — something positive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 喜訊 /喜讯 (xǐxùn) — something positive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 福音 (fúyīn) — something positive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 好消息 (hǎo xiāoxi) — something positive
  • Finnish: hyvät uutiset — something positive
  • French: bonne nouvelle — something positive
  • Galician: boas novas — something positive
  • German: gute Nachricht — something positive
  • Ancient Greek: εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion) — something positive
  • Hindi: ख़ुशख़बरी (xuśxabrī) — something positive
  • Hungarian: jó hír — something positive
  • Indonesian: kabar baik — something positive
  • Japanese: 良いニュース (yoi nyūsu) — something positive
  • Japanese: 朗報 (rōhō) — something positive
  • Japanese: 吉報 (kippō) — something positive
  • Japanese: 喜ばしい知らせ (yorokobashii shirase) — something positive
  • Japanese: 福音 (fukuin) — something positive
  • Ladino: בשׂורה — something positive
  • Ladino: חאביריס בואינוס — something positive
  • Ladino: besorá — something positive
  • Ladino: haberes buenos — something positive
  • Macedonian: до́бри ве́сти (dóbri vésti) — something positive
  • Macedonian: до́бра вест (dóbra vest) — something positive
  • Malay: kabar gembira — something positive
  • Persian: نوید (navid) — something positive
  • Persian: مژده (možde) — something positive
  • Portuguese: notícia boa — something positive
  • Portuguese: boa notícia — something positive
  • Russian: хоро́шие но́вости (xoróšije nóvosti) — something positive
  • Russian: до́брая весть (dóbraja vestʹ) — something positive
  • Spanish: buenas noticias — something positive
  • Swedish: goda nyheter — something positive
  • Tamil: நற்செய்தி (naṟceyti) — something positive
  • Tamil: நல்லது (nallatu) — something positive
  • Telugu: శుభవార్త (śubhavārta) — something positive
  • Turkish: müjde — something positive
  • Turkish: muştu — something positive
  • Turkish: sava — something positive
  • Ottoman Turkish: مژده (müjde) — something positive
  • Ottoman Turkish: تباشیر (tebâşir) — something positive
  • Urdu: خوش خبری (xoś xabrī) — something positive
  • Vietnamese: tin mừng — something positive
  • Vietnamese: tin vui — something positive
  • Vietnamese: tin lành — something positive
  • Arabic: بِشَارَة (bišāra) — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Arabic: إِنْجِيل (ʔinjīl) — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Arabic: خَبَر سَارّ (ḵabar sārr) — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Chinese Mandarin: 福音 (fúyīn) — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Dutch: goede nieuws — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • French: bonne nouvelle — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • French: Évangile — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • German: gute Nachricht — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Ancient Greek: εὐαγγελίον (euangelíon) — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Hebrew: בשורה טובה (Besorá Tová) — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Hungarian: örömhír — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Irish: soscéala — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Old Irish: soiscélae — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Japanese: 福音 (fukuin) — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Ladino: איבֿאנגֿילייו — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Ladino: בשורה טובה — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Ladino: Evanjillio — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Ladino: Besorà Tovà — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Latin: ēvangelium — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Norman: bouônne nouvelle — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Plautdietsch: Evangelium — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Polish: dobra nowina — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Portuguese: boas novas — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Russian: блага́я весть (blagája vestʹ) — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Spanish: buenas nuevas — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Spanish: buenas noticias — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Swahili: Habari Njema — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Swedish: glädjebud — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
  • Tamil: நற்செய்தி (naṟceyti) — the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful