good-day C1 Topic:Communication US /ˌɡʊdˈdeɪ/ UK /ˌɡʊdˈdeɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #66263 Meanings 1 phrase dated or formal: a greeting or farewell equivalent to good day The family rose, gave their visitors good-day, and waited for them to sit first. 2 noun a spoken greeting or farewell using the words good day She offered a brisk good-day and continued down the road. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 phrase · dated or formal: a greeting... good dayhellogoodbye 2 noun · a spoken greeting or... greetingfarewell Word family Related forms goodbyegood morning Etymology The hyphenated form of good day, a conventional wish that the other person have a good day. It has long served both as a greeting and a farewell; the hyphenated spelling is now dated. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # good-day **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** phrase, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌɡʊdˈdeɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɡʊdˈdeɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 66263 ## Meanings 1. dated or formal: a greeting or farewell equivalent to good day 2. a spoken greeting or farewell using the words good day ## Examples - The family rose, gave their visitors good-day, and waited for them to sit first. - She offered a brisk good-day and continued down the road. ## Synonyms - good day - hello - goodbye - greeting ## Related Forms - goodbye - good morning ## Etymology The hyphenated form of good day, a conventional wish that the other person have a good day. It has long served both as a greeting and a farewell; the hyphenated spelling is now dated. ## Topics - Communication markdown