Meanings
noungood news (uncountable)
- uncountableSomething 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.
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Aylesbury (2009)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 61Antonyms: bad news
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomething or someone pleasant, fortunate, or otherwise positive.
Opposite
Translations
Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον, εὐαγγελίον
- εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion)something positive
- εὐαγγελίον (euangelíon)the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Arabic بُشْرَى, بِشَارَة
- بُشْرَى (bušrā)something positive
- بِشَارَة (bišāra)the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
- إِنْجِيل (ʔinjīl)the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
- خَبَر سَارّ (ḵabar sārr)the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Chinese Mandarin 喜訊 /喜讯, 福音
- 喜訊 /喜讯 (xǐxùn)something positive
- 福音 (fúyīn)something positive
- 好消息 (hǎo xiāoxi)something positive
- 福音 (fúyīn)the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Dutch goede nieuws
- goede nieuwsthe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Finnish hyvät uutiset, ilosanoma
- hyvät uutisetsomething positive
- ilosanomathe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
French bonne nouvelle, bonne nouvelle
- bonne nouvellesomething positive
- bonne nouvellethe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
- Évangilethe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
German gute Nachricht, gute Nachricht
- gute Nachrichtsomething positive
- gute Nachrichtthe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Hebrew בשורה טובה
- בשורה טובה (Besorá Tová)the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Hindi ख़ुशख़बरी
- ख़ुशख़बरी (xuśxabrī)something positive
Hungarian jó hír, örömhír
- jó hírsomething positive
- örömhírthe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Indonesian kabar baik
- kabar baiksomething positive
Irish soscéala
- soscéalathe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Japanese 良いニュース, 朗報
- 良いニュース (yoi nyūsu)something positive
- 朗報 (rōhō)something positive
- 吉報 (kippō)something positive
- 喜ばしい知らせ (yorokobashii shirase)something positive
- 福音 (fukuin)something positive
- 福音 (fukuin)the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Latin ēvangelium
- ēvangeliumthe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Malay kabar gembira
- kabar gembirasomething positive
Persian نوید, مژده
- نوید (navid)something positive
- مژده (možde)something positive
Polish dobra nowina
- dobra nowinathe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Portuguese notícia boa, boa notícia
- notícia boasomething positive
- boa notíciasomething positive
- boas novasthe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Russian хоро́шие но́вости, до́брая весть
- хоро́шие но́вости (xoróšije nóvosti)something positive
- до́брая весть (dóbraja vestʹ)something positive
- блага́я весть (blagája vestʹ)the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Spanish buenas noticias, buenas nuevas
- buenas noticiassomething positive
- buenas nuevasthe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
- buenas noticiasthe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Swahili Habari Njema
- Habari Njemathe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Swedish goda nyheter, glädjebud
- goda nyhetersomething positive
- glädjebudthe message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Tamil நற்செய்தி, நல்லது
- நற்செய்தி (naṟceyti)something positive
- நல்லது (nallatu)something positive
- நற்செய்தி (naṟceyti)the message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful
Turkish müjde, muştu
- müjdesomething positive
- muştusomething positive
- savasomething positive
Urdu خوش خبری
- خوش خبری (xoś xabrī)something positive
Vietnamese tin mừng, tin vui
- tin mừngsomething positive
- tin vuisomething positive
- tin lànhsomething positive
Cite this entry
APA
good news. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20news
MLA
“good news.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20news. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “good news,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/good%20news.
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