goodnight
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goodnight¹
Where it comes from
From good + night.
phrase
- Alternative spelling of good night I pray you ſpeake not: he growes worſe & worſe / Queſtion enrages him: at once, goodnight.
noun goodnights
- An instance of saying “good night”; a nighttime farewell. At last the pupils had all taken their hats and said their “Goodnights,” and Adam, knowing his old master's habits, rose and said, “Shall I put the candles out, Mr. Massey?”
verb goodnights · goodnighting · goodnighted
- Alternative spelling of good-night With each one goodnighted / Including the pup, / Baby is sleeping / Bottom up.
Goodnight²
proper noun Goodnights
- A surname.
- A locality in the Murray River council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: evening, night, good-bye, bye-bye, sh, goodbye, farewell, adieu, howdy, loving, hey, bye, bonsoir, hello, hiya, night-night
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title = {goodnight},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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