goodnite
Syllables: Good·nite/ɡʊd.naɪt/
goodnite is the informal spelling of goodnight.
goodnite is the alternative form of Goodnite.
Meaning of goodnight
Noun
goodnight (plural 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?”1859, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], Adam Bede […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC
Noun capitalized: Goodnite
Goodnite (plural Goodnites)
- A diaper of the Goodnites brand.
- Now, truthfully, I don't buy or wear that many night time diapers anymore (since I wear Goodnites with terry lined plastic pants all day at work, my night time wearing has sort of subsided a bit...) and I would like to have some Molicares some day soon.1999 October 13, Adult Baby JamieBoy, “An OT post for Sjaak Zomer, this one's for you!”, in alt.fan.dean-stark.diaper-play (Usenet)
- Anyway, yesterday I decided to mess myself in public, so I used a Goodnite under pink cotton bikini pantys and flares from Express. I told my parents I was going to try to get a job application from this bookstore.2003 May 7, User Name, “Shit Yourself V”, in alt.politics.usa.death-metal (Usenet)
Forms of goodnite
| Phrase | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | good nite |
| Noun | |
| plural | goodnites |
| plural | Goodnites |
| alternative form | goodnite |
Origin of goodnite
Compound of good + nite (“night”), by analogy with goodnight (“alternative form of good night: a farewell said in the evening or before going to sleep”).
Alternative capitalisation.
Back-formation from Goodnites, a brand of nighttime diapers produced by Kimberly-Clark. Compare Huggie and pamper.
Words that rhyme with goodnite
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- knight
- slight
- Dwight
- height
- sight
- night
- sprite
- fight
- parasite
- site
- alight
- smite
- all right
- blight
- might
- mite
- skite
- cite
- indite
- lite
- outright
- plight
- bight
- excite
- ignite
- invite
- overnight
- uptight
- wight
- accite
- alright
- benight
- bewrite
- blite
- copyright
- despite
- dight
- disunite
- finite
- flite
- hight
- incite
- recite
- relight
- rewrite
- sleight
- spite
- spright
Questions about goodnite
- What does goodnite mean?
- Goodnite means a diaper of the Goodnites brand.
- What is goodnite the informal spelling of?
- Goodnite is the informal spelling of goodnight.
- What part of speech is goodnite?
- Goodnite is a noun.
- How do you pronounce goodnite?
- Goodnite is pronounced /ɡʊd.naɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of goodnite?
- The plural of goodnite is goodnites.
Words near goodnite in the dictionary
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