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Meaning of "do-goodery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DO-GOODERY

do-goodery  [ˌduːˈɡuːdərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DO-GOODERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Do-Goodery is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DO-GOODERY


boundary
ˈbaʊndərɪ
camaraderie
ˌkæməˈrɑːdərɪ
cedary
ˈsiːdərɪ
cidery
ˈsaɪdərɪ
embroidery
ɪmˈbrɔɪdərɪ
fedarie
ˈfiːdərɪ
feodary
ˈfjuːdərɪ
feudary
ˈfjuːdərɪ
gaudery
ˈɡɔːdərɪ
goliardery
ɡəʊlˈjɑːdərɪ
legendary
ˈlɛdʒəndərɪ
postsecondary
ˌpəʊstˈsɛkəndərɪ
powdery
ˈpaʊdərɪ
prudery
ˈpruːdərɪ
pseudery
ˈsjuːdərɪ
rudery
ˈruːdərɪ
secondary
ˈsɛkəndərɪ
spidery
ˈspaɪdərɪ
thundery
ˈθʌndərɪ
weedery
ˈwiːdərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DO-GOODERY

do the needful
do the trick
do to death
do up
do violence to
do well for oneself
do with
do without
do wonders
do-dad
do-gooder
do-gooding
do-it-yourself
do-it-yourself enthusiast
do-it-yourselfer
do-or-die
do-re-mi
do-si-do
do.
do´s and don´ts

WORDS THAT END LIKE DO-GOODERY

bladdery
bookbindery
bouldery
broidery
cindery
commandery
comradery
doddery
duddery
Eddery
eyelet embroidery
gliddery
grindery
gunpowdery
jadery
laddery
sculduddery
shuddery
sliddery
tindery

Synonyms and antonyms of do-goodery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «do-goodery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DO-GOODERY

Find out the translation of do-goodery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of do-goodery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «do-goodery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

这样做, goodery
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer - goodery
570 millions of speakers

English

do-goodery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्या goodery
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

افعل goodery
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сделать - goodery
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer - goodery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

do-goodery
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire - goodery
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Do-goodery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

do- goodery
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

日曜goodery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

할 - goodery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Do-goodery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm - goodery
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செய்ய-goodery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुभकामना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

do-goodery
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fare buonismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

do- goodery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зробити - goodery
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

face - goodery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

do- goodery
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doen - goodery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

do - goodery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjør- goodery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of do-goodery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DO-GOODERY»

The term «do-goodery» is used very little and occupies the 156.240 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DO-GOODERY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about do-goodery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DO-GOODERY»

Discover the use of do-goodery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to do-goodery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How to Be Secular: A Call to Arms for Religious Freedom
The government said, “We will support your do-goodery only if you cast aside your particular religious scruples as you do good.” In the new version, the government says, “We will support your do-goodery no matter what your religious scruples ...
Jacques Berlinerblau, 2012
2
The Tyranny of Clichés: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas
He explained to me that he had a hard time fitting into the culture of the program because the faculty seemed so concerned with do-goodery instead of stopping the forces of do-baddery. The chair of the department explained that they teach ...
Jonah Goldberg, 2012
3
Magnificent Malevolence: Memoirs of a career in hell in the ...
They then ensured that the activists became so involved in do-goodery that they lost contact with the enemy and his wider aims of world domination. Their “ practical Christianity” became nothing more than humanitarianism. As long as we kept ...
Derek Wilson, 2013
4
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
1960, the occ. do-goodery and adj. do-gooding. do gospel. To go to church: low coll.: from ca. 1860. do-hickey. A 'thingummy-jig', a gadget. See hickey, 1 and cf. gilhicky. do I ducks! 'Do I hell!'; 1 do notl: Cockney c.p.: C.20. Euph. for do I fuck!
Eric Partridge, 2006
5
Hope and Memory: Lessons from the Twentieth Century
From this perspective, overinstrumentalization is the symmetrical obverse of moral do-goodery, which is but an overinflated bid to fill the void created by the refusal to set an ultimate and overarching end. Instrumental thinking is based on the ...
Tzvetan Todorov, 2003
6
The Seven I AM sayings in the Gospel of St John
If this fruit is the result of the pseudo I AM, the astral; the seat of do-goodery, pride , selfishness and thoughtlessness, then the branch will bear no fruit. If we are oblivious to our environment or parochial or harbour feelings of jealousy, guilt etc .
Kristina Kaine
7
The Stairway to Nowhere
Our usual clandestine do-goodery. The rest,” he finished, “I will handle from here. ” More scenes flashed before me, too fast for me to follow in detail. Down the centuries the vision took me, through the rise and fall of Rome, the rise of Europe  ...
Brian Rush
8
Monday Morning Quarterback
My friend the erstwhile apprentice reporter recalls writing about a similar drive fully three decades ago; then, as now, the real motive behind civic do-goodery was the profit allegedly to be made if only the rascals could be run off and “ desirable ...
Jonathan Yardley, 2000
9
A New Vision, a New Heart, a Renewed Call
... get away from a medieval Catholic reading that sees these as occasional, private, spare time "do-goodery" as a means to earn our salvation rather than ongoing justice in our jobs or work. "Good work" "has the overall meaning of ' quality ...
David Claydon, 2005
10
A Virgin's Guide to Everything: From Sushi to Sample ...
Bringing Your 9-to-5 into the Fold The workplace can be the perfect jumping off point to a successful life-time of do-goodery. Check with your human resources or community relations department to see what causes your company is involved in  ...
Lauren McCutcheon, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DO-GOODERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term do-goodery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Watch an 11-Year-Old Find Out Taylor Swift Donated to Her Cancer …
Check out the video above to see some real do-goodery, and if you're interested in learning more about Naomi's condition, or would like to ... «PopCrush, Jul 15»
2
Editorial: Talk about small business is all talk
And in their vision of sincere do-goodery, perhaps it was. But what it really did for small business is create more fatiguing problems and ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
3
Mondo 2014: An Interview with Ken “RU Sirius” Goffman
... culture hacking, occasional do-goodery and psychoactive experiments that came to be known as Cyberpunk. The Internet Archive has been ... «The Cryptosphere, Jul 15»
4
Lincoln Park Zoo hosts kit-stuffing event for needy students, homeless
Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo hosted a day of what was described as "do-goodery and merrymaking." WLS. Saturday, June 27, 2015. CHICAGO (WLS) --. «WLS-TV, Jun 15»
5
Groupon Invites Chicago-area Families for a Day of Do-Goodery
CHICAGO, Jun 22, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Groupon -- Groupon invites Chicago-area families to band together for an epic day of ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
6
Oskar Blues hosts inaugural Steep Canyon 50K & Relay Hullabaloo
... nonprofit started by Oskar Blues that focuses on nationwide “do-goodery” through five program areas including building strong communities ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jun 15»
7
The Top 10 Websites on Cuba's (Very Limited) Internet
While tech companies like to paint their outreach into the developing world as human-right-ish do-goodery (and surely, humanitarian concerns ... «PC Magazine, Jun 15»
8
Oskar Blues to host Steep Canyon 50K & Hullabaloo
... the CAN'd Aid Foundation, a nonprofit started by Oskar Blues that focuses on nationwide "do-goodery" through five program areas including ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jun 15»
9
Do We Have to Start Worrying About the Integrity of Museums Now?
A determining factor in the success of a corporation's do-goodery is the "fit" of the particular initiative—the validity of the connection between the ... «Pacific Standard, Jun 15»
10
All-New Hawkeye #3 Review
That's not to say there isn't banter (this is Clint and Kate after all) but as expectations are set and rules are imposed, Kate's earnest do-goodery ... «IGN, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Do-Goodery [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/do-goodery>. May 2024 ».
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