🌃 A night 🌙 At night 😴 Good night

nite

8.2

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

interjection
/naɪt/

Informal

: buenas noches

And I still ache to hear him say, "Nite, Beebs, I love you."

Examples

He texted his friends, saying, "Nite, everyone!" before heading to bed.
We'll catch up tomorrow; nite!
As she closed her laptop, she whispered, "Goodbye, nite!"

Synonyms

see ya

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Texting

∞ 8.4

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

is instead a short informal written farewell used at sleep time

goodbye

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∞ 1.0

Words people say when they leave each other

is limited to informal, casual farewell often used at night

evening

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584 1.0

A short greeting said late in the day or at night

is the informal casual written farewell used at night

bye

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Informal

306 1.0

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

is a more playful written farewell used for saying good night

bye-bye

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Informal

279 1.1

A friendly informal way to say goodbye when leaving

is the casual written nighttime farewell used especially in messages

good evening

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165 1.0

A polite greeting or farewell used in the evening

is instead an informal bedtime farewell used in casual contexts

good day

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Formal

131 1.0

A polite or formal way to say goodbye when parting

is a casual nighttime farewell used in informal writing or speech

good night

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77 1.0

A polite phrase for saying goodbye in the evening before sleep

is a casual spelled form used in writing or speech at night

good-bye

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59 1.0

Words or actions people use when they leave

is the informal, casual written form used at bedtime

goodnight

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53 1.0

A farewell said before going to bed or leaving for the night

is the informal written farewell used instead of that bedtime phrase

adios

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Informal

34 7.2

A word people use to say goodbye

is an English informal written farewell used at bedtime

adieu

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Literature

24 9.3

A final goodbye you say when leaving for a long time

is the casual short written farewell used for ordinary nightly parting

nighty night

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Baby Talk

3 8.1

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

is a brief informal written farewell used beyond child speech

night night

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Baby Talk

2 6.0

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

is a shorter informal written farewell used more generally

ta ta

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8.7

A casual way to say goodbye to someone

is the informal spelled farewell commonly used in writing at night

toodle pip

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Archaic

9.9

A cheerful informal way to say goodbye

is the brief casual written farewell often used at night

pip pip

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Archaic

9.9

A friendly old-fashioned British way to say goodbye

is a modern casual written farewell used in informal messages

Surface Forms

nite main

Etymology

Nite is a quick, casual way to write night in messages, so people say 'nite' to mean 'good night' when leaving a chat because it is short and friendly.