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PRONUNCIATION OF GOODWIFE

goodwife  [ˈɡʊdˌwaɪf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOODWIFE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Goodwife 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.

WHAT DOES GOODWIFE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Goodwife

Goodwife, usually abbreviated Goody, was a polite form of address for women, formerly used where "Mrs.", "Miss" and "Ms." would be used today. Its male counterpart is Goodman. However, a woman addressed by this title was of a lesser social rank than a woman addressed as Mistress. "Goodwife" and "Goody" were used in England, Scotland, and Colonial America, with the earliest known use circa 1325. By the mid-18th century they had become archaic outside Scotland, and they are perhaps best known today as the forms of address used in Arthur Miller's historical fiction The Crucible, in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Young Goodman Brown", the novels Magnus by George Mackay Brown and The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare. The term 'Goody Two-Shoes' comes from the book The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, where the main character, addressed as Goody, only has one shoe until someone finally gives her a pair- 'two shoes'.

Definition of goodwife in the English dictionary

The definition of goodwife in the dictionary is the mistress of a household. Other definition of goodwife is a woman not of gentle birth: used as a title.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOODWIFE


alewife
ˈeɪlˌwaɪf
ex-wife
ˌeksˈwaɪf
farmwife
ˈfɑːmˌwaɪf
fishwife
ˈfɪʃˌwaɪf
gudewife
ˌɡuːdˈwaɪf
housewife
ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf
kalewife
ˈkeɪlˌwaɪf
midwife
ˈmɪdˌwaɪf
oldwife
ˈəʊldˌwaɪf
seawife
ˈsiːˌwaɪf
superwife
ˈsuːpərˌwaɪf
sweetiewife
ˈswiːtɪˌwaɪf
wife
waɪf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOODWIFE

goods and chattels
goods in transit
goods received note
goods service
goods siding
goods station
goods train
goods wagon
goods yard
goodsire
goodwill
goodwill ambassador
goodwill mission
Goodwin Sands
goodwives
Goodwood
goody
goody bag
goody two-shoes
goody-goodies

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOODWIFE

a dog´s life
all the world and his wife
come to life
common-law wife
Dutch wife
for dear life
huswife
knife
nightlife
quality of life
real life
real-life
spaewife
state-certified midwife
Stepford wife
take to wife
Tenerife
to the life
trophy wife
wildlife

Synonyms and antonyms of goodwife in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «goodwife» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOODWIFE

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

Translator English - Chinese

女主人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buena mujer
570 millions of speakers

English

goodwife
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

goodwife
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

goodwife
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хозяйка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Esposa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাল স্ত্রী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

commère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selamat tinggal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

goodwife
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

goodwife
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

goodwife
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Goodwife
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

goodwife
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

goodwife
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सद्भावना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iyi eş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Goodwife
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

goodwife
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

господиня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nevastă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

goodwife
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goodwife
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

goodwife
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kjerringa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of goodwife

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOODWIFE»

The term «goodwife» is regularly used and occupies the 99.989 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOODWIFE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «goodwife» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «goodwife» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about goodwife

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOODWIFE»

Discover the use of goodwife in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to goodwife and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Goodwife's Soup and Other Stories
entered the kitchen, Goodwife Mason came to her side and inquired after her night's sleep. That dispensed with, she wondered if Goodwife Carter might aid little Tessie with the final kneading of the bread dough, for wasn't Tessie a ...
Bruce Iserman, 2007
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Witch-Hunting in Seventeenth-Century New England: A ...
Goodwife Knapp said she must not say anything which is not true, she must not wrong anybody, and what had been said to her in private, before she went out of the world, when she was upon the ladder, she would reveal to Mr. Ludlow or the  ...
David D. Hall, 2005
3
Interpreting a Continent: Voices from Colonial America
Goodwife N offered her The Book,3 but she was resolved she would not take it, saying often,“I won't, I won't, I won't take it, I do not know what Book it is: I am sure it is none of God's Book,it is the Devil's Book,for ought I know.” After that,she ran ...
Kathleen DuVal, John DuVal, 2009
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Records of the Colony Or Jurisdiction of New Haven, from May ...
testimony of goodwife Whitlocke of Fairfeild, vpon oath taken before MY. Fowler at Millford, the 27th of May, 1654, wherein she saith, that concerning goodwife Staplyes speeches at at the execution of goodwife Knapp, she being present & next ...
Charles J. Hoadly, 1858
5
Records of the colony or jurisdiction of New Haven, from ...
Thomas Sheruington & Christopher Combstocke & goodwife Baldwine were all together at the prison house where goodwife Knapp was, and ye said goodwife Baldwin asked her whether she, the said Knapp, knew of any other, and she said  ...
Connecticut. General Court, Charles Jeremy Hoadly, 1858
6
The Witchcraft Delusion in Colonial Connecticut (1647-1697)
that after goodwife Knap was executed, as soone as she was cut downe, she, the said Knapp, being caried to the graue side, goodwife Staplyes wth some other women went to search the said Knapp,concerning findeing outteats,and goodwife ...
John M. Taylor
7
The Healer's Calling: Women and Medicine in Early New England
Goodwife Kelly gave her daughter a dose of angelica root, which "gave her some present ease." Elizabeth felt well enough to accompany her parents to afternoon church services, and seemed fine that evening. But in the middle of the night, ...
Rebecca J. Tannenbaum, 2009
8
Religions of the United States in Practice
On Lord's Day, the twentieth of March, there were sundry of the afflicted persons at meeting, as Mrs. Pope and Goodwife Bibber, Abigail Williams, Mary Walcot, Mary Lewis and Doctor Griggss maid. There was also at meeting Goodwife Corey  ...
Colleen McDannell, 2001
9
Annals of Witchcraft in New England, and Elsewhere in the ...
Bethia Brundish, aged about Sixteen, said as she was "goeing to Execution of Goodwife Knapp, who was condemned for a Witch by the Court and jury at Fairfield, there being present hersel-fe and Deborah Lockwood and Sarah Cabel, she ...
Samuel Gardner Drake, 1869
10
Witchcraft Trials of Connecticut: The First Comprehensive, ...
In the summer of 1655 the wife of Nicholas Bayley of New Haven was questioned before the Governor; and at the July 3rd court, both Goodman Bayley and Goodwife Bayley were presented on suspicion of witchcraft. Three additional charges ...
R. G. Tomlinson, 1978

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOODWIFE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term goodwife is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Flanders Program on Colonial Women
Learn about the not-so-good life of the colonial “goodwife” while enjoying a complimentary cup of “Women's Tonic Tea” as Velya shares some ... «HamletHub, Jul 15»
2
Woodbury Author's Home Sparks Debut Novel
“My presentation, The Not-So-Good Life of The Colonial Goodwife, not only makes audience members laugh and grimace, but it also honors ... «HamletHub, Jun 15»
3
On TV, motherhood too often looks weak
GoodWife 033014. false. The Associated Press. Julianna Margulies stars as Alicia Florrick in “The Good Wife,” airing at 9 p.m. Sundays on CBS ... «Bend Bulletin, Jun 15»
4
Local author digs into Hampton's past
Her most recent was "The Mark of Goody Cole," the first-ever biography of Goodwife Unise Cole, also known as "The Witch of Hampton. «Seacoastonline.com, Apr 15»
5
Subscription Required: Good Wife's “Red Meat” Episode Disturbing
goodwife Friends of Animals have taken strong exception to Sunday night's episode of “The Good Wife” glorifying hunting, actually endorsing ... «North Country Gazette, Mar 15»
6
Sunday Ratings: 'Revenge' Returns Up, 'Good Wife' Hits Low
Sunday Ratings: ABC's 'Revenge' returns up, CBS' 'Madam Secretary' and 'The GoodWife' hit series lows, Fox's 'Last Man on Earth' slips in ... «Hidden Remote, Mar 15»
7
Amazon Prime's most-streamed shows aren't what you'd expect
Gallery-amazon-prime-justified. Image: Courtesy of Amazon. 2. The Good Wife. Gallery-amazon-prime-goodwife. Image: Courtesy of Amazon ... «Mashable, Mar 15»
8
Read the lost Sherlock Holmes story found in an attic
When the goodwife's shuttle merrily. Goes flashing through the loom,. With weeping and with laughter. Still the story told -. How well Horatius ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
9
'The Following' Season 3: 'Law And Order: SVU' Diane Neal Joins …
In the past, we've covered articles about alumni from "Homeland," "Almost Human," "24," "The Goodwife," "Weeds" and more. Those links may ... «Design & Trend, Feb 15»
10
Czuchry faces trying role in ?Good Wife? role
TV-GOODWIFE 112614. false. Jeff Neumann via CBS / The Washington Post. Matt Czuchry's role as Cary Argos in “The Good Wife” has been ... «Bend Bulletin, Nov 14»

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