English noun: farewell | |||
1. | farewell (communication) an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting | ||
Synonyms | word of farewell | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acknowledgement, acknowledgment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adieu, adios, afternoon, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bon voyage, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good afternoon, good day, good morning, good night, good-by, good-bye, goodby, goodbye, morning, sayonara, send-off, so long | ||
2. | farewell (act) the act of departing politely | ||
Samples | He disliked long farewells. He took his leave. Parting is such sweet sorrow. | ||
Synonyms | leave, leave-taking, parting | ||
Broader (hypernym) | departure, going, going away, leaving | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | valediction | ||