Goodnight
Bedtime farewell word
Goodnight is a parting wish said when someone is going to bed or at the end of an evening: Goodnight, sleep well.
It functions as both farewell and blessing.
As an adjective, it modifies things associated with bedtime: a goodnight kiss, a goodnight story.
Often written as two words: good night.
Departing salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- sweet dreamsNighttime farewell blessing
- sleep wellAchieve quality nighttime rest
see you tomorrow · take care · rest well · pleasant dreams · closing · signing off · sendoff · leave-taking
Recurring unconscious repose
- pillowBedding for heads
- blanketSoft bed covering
- pajamasSleepwear set
- tucking inSecuring covers around someone
lullaby · bedside · drowsy · yawn · eyelids · slumber · covers · sheets
Soothing songs for children
- bedtime storiesNarratives read before sleep
- nursery rhymesTraditional poems for toddlers
- sleep tightNighttime parting wish
- moonNatural planetary satellite
starlight · dreamland · sandman · Neverland · storybook · childhood · innocence · nostalgia
Touch with lips
- hugTight, affectionate clasp
- storyAccount of events
- prayerAddress to deity
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
routine · children · nursery · rocking · embrace · tenderness · comfort · reassurance
Formal ending gesture
- closingFinal stage of something
- transmissionSending of information
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
anthem · static · test pattern · station · programming · end · finale · Walter Cronkite
goodbye
Departing salutation
- partingAct of leaving another
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- sweet dreamsNighttime farewell blessing
sleep well · see you tomorrow · take care · rest well · pleasant dreams · closing · signing off · sendoff · leave-taking · adieu
sleep
Recurring unconscious repose
tucking in · lullaby · bedside · drowsy · yawn · eyelids · slumber · covers · sheets · duvet
lullabies
Soothing songs for children
- bedtime storiesNarratives read before sleep
- nursery rhymesTraditional poems for toddlers
- sleep tightNighttime parting wish
moon · starlight · dreamland · sandman · Neverland · storybook · childhood · innocence · nostalgia · tradition
kiss
Touch with lips
blessing · routine · children · nursery · rocking · embrace · tenderness · comfort · reassurance · security
sign-off
Formal ending gesture
- closingFinal stage of something
- transmissionSending of information
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
television · anthem · static · test pattern · station · programming · end · finale · Walter Cronkite · announcer
- Pueblo CountyAvondale, Beulah, Arkansas River, Midway, Portland
Goodnightgood morning
Daytime greeting phrase
good day · good afternoon · rise and shine · top of the morning · morning
Goodnighthello
Common spoken greeting
hi · greetings · welcome · hey · salutations
- goodnight kissAffectionate farewell at evening's end
- kiss goodnight
- goodnight kissesBedtime affection ritual