FAREWELL

farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting

(noun) the act of departing politely; “he disliked long farewells”; “he took his leave”; “parting is such sweet sorrow”

farewell, word of farewell

(noun) an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

farewell (plural farewells)

A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure

Synonyms: goodbye, adieu

A departure; the act of leaving

Adjective

farewell (not comparable)

Parting, valedictory, final.

Interjection

farewell

Goodbye.

Verb

farewell (third-person singular simple present farewells, present participle farewelling, simple past and past participle farewelled)

To bid farewell or say goodbye.

Anagrams

• wellfare

Source: Wiktionary


Fare`well", interj. Etym: [Fare (thou, you) + well.]

Definition: Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell. So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. Milton. Fare thee well! and if forever, Still forever fare thee well. Byron.

Note: The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable, especially in poetry.

Fare`well", n.

1. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu.

2. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something. And takes her farewell of the glorious sun. Shak. Before I take my farewell of the subject. Addison.

Fare"well`, a.

Definition: Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow. Leans in his spear to take his farewell view. Tickell. Farewell rock (Mining), the Millstone grit; -- so called because no coal is found worth working below this stratum. It is used for hearths of furnaces, having power to resist intense heat. Ure.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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