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💤 A bedtime farewell 🌙 To wish pleasant night
goodnight

goodnight

9 1.0
To wish someone a good night before they go to sleep
  • interjection
  • /ɡʊdˈnaɪt/
: buenas noches
  • After tucking the children into bed, their mother softly whispered, 'Goodnight, sleep tight!'.
  • Well, goodnight
  • goodnight, sweet
  • goodnight kiss

So Alexa lights off in the bedroom and goodnight.

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Examples

  • Goodnight dear friends.

    The Last Duel (2021)

  • "Goodnight, honey," he said quickly and left the room.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Well, hi man, Mary, I wanted to say goodnight to you.

  • So yeah, goodnight and I will see you on the next video.

  • You guys goodnight and love one another.

  • I think I'm just going to say goodnight and as always, thank you for watching.

  • And I hated saying goodnight to Dad every time it was time to end the evening.

  • So I think I'm going to say goodnight now and I'll see you tomorrow.

  • Goodnight, sweet ladies.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Well, goodnight, Mr. Hoover.

    I Love Melvin (1953)

Synonyms

see ya
vsgoodnight
  • Texting
∞ 8.4

A friendly way to say goodbye when you expect to meet again

is the polite night wish said before sleep or leaving without implying future meeting
goodbye
vsgoodnight
∞ 1.0

Words people say when they leave each other

is specific to evening or before sleep rather than any time
bye
vsgoodnight
  • Informal
306 1.0

A short word or action people use when they leave each other

is used specifically to wish someone a pleasant night before sleep or leaving
bye-bye
vsgoodnight
  • Informal
279 1.1

A friendly informal way to say goodbye when leaving

is the polite evening farewell used to wish someone a pleasant night
farewell
vsgoodnight
199 1.9

A speech or action that says goodbye and wishes someone well

is the ordinary polite phrase used in everyday evening partings
good night
vsgoodnight
77 1.0

A polite phrase for saying goodbye in the evening before sleep

is the same phrase written as one word rather than two
sleep tight
vsgoodnight
  • Informal
14 3.4

To wish someone a good night's sleep

is a general polite wish for a pleasant night rather than sleep quality
nighty night
vsgoodnight
  • Baby Talk
3 8.1

A friendly way to say good night to someone before sleep, often to children

is the polite ordinary form for wishing a pleasant evening or night
night night
vsgoodnight
  • Baby Talk
2 6.0

A friendly short phrase to say to someone before they go to sleep

is the general polite farewell for adults and ordinary evening use
beddy-bye
vsgoodnight
  • Baby Talk
2 9.1

The time when a child goes to bed to sleep

is the polite farewell phrase said to wish someone a pleasant evening
nite
vsgoodnight
  • Informal
8.2

A casual way to say goodbye at the end of the day

is the polite, conventional form used in more formal speech or writing
Goodnight Irene
vsgoodnight
  • Informal
9.9

A playful, friendly way to say goodnight or goodbye

is the neutral polite expression used in usual evening farewells
nunight
vsgoodnight
  • Archaic
9.9

A playful way to say goodnight, often to children

is the polite conventional way to wish someone a pleasant night before sleep
cheers
vsgoodnight
  • UK
6.7

A friendly informal word used to thank someone, say goodbye, and to make a toast before drinking

is focused on wishing a pleasant night at bedtime rather than general goodwill

Idioms

Goodnight Irene
  • Informal
9.9

A playful, friendly way to say goodnight or goodbye

Surface Forms

goodnight main

Morphology

goodnight = good + night (transparent) = good + night

Meaning is directly the combination of 'good' + 'night' used to wish someone a pleasant night.

Etymology

Goodnight is simply the two words good + night, which means 'a good night' to someone before sleep, so we use it to wish someone a pleasant night.