good-night

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goo d nahyt]
- /gʊd naɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goo d nahyt]
- /gʊd naɪt/

Definition of good-night word

noun good-night a farewell or leave-taking: He said his good-nights before leaving the party. 1

Just one definition for good-night

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Origin of good-night

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1325-75

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Good-night

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Good-night

good-night popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.