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good news

  • /ɡʊd nuːz/ US
  • [ɡʊʔ nɪu̯z] US
  • [ɡʊd nɪu̯z] US

noun

  1. uncountable Something or someone pleasant, fortunate, or otherwise positive. The mainstream media hones in on bad news stories where UK railways are concerned, yet gives scant attention to the many items of good news emerging from the network.

    Opposite: bad news

  2. uncountable The message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful, as elaborated in the Gospels.
  3. uncountable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see good, news.

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noun something positive

Españolbuenas noticias
日本語良いニュース yoi nyūsu, 朗報 rōhō, 吉報 kippō, 喜ばしい知らせ yorokobashii shirase, 福音 fukuin
中文喜訊 /喜讯 xǐxùn, 福音 fúyīn, 好消息 hǎo xiāoxi
हिन्दीख़ुशख़बरी xuśxabrī
Portuguêsnotícia boa, boa notícia
Françaisbonne nouvelle
Deutschgute Nachricht
Русскийхоро́шие но́вости xoróšije nóvosti, до́брая весть dóbraja vestʹ
Tiếng Việttin mừng, tin vui, tin lành
العربيةبُشْرَى bušrā

noun the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful

Españolbuenas nuevas, buenas noticias
日本語福音 fukuin
中文福音 fúyīn
KiswahiliHabari Njema
Portuguêsboas novas
Françaisbonne nouvelle, Évangile
Deutschgute Nachricht
Русскийблага́я весть blagája vestʹ
العربيةبِشَارَة bišāra, إِنْجِيل ʔinjīl, خَبَر سَارّ ḵabar sārr
עבריתבשורה טובה Besorá Tová

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@misc{good_news_2026,
  title = {good news},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/good%20news},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}