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
farewell (plural farewells)
A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure
Synonyms: goodbye, adieu
A departure; the act of leaving
farewell (not comparable)
Parting, valedictory, final.
farewell
Goodbye.
farewell (third-person singular simple present farewells, present participle farewelling, simple past and past participle farewelled)
To bid farewell or say goodbye.
• 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
13 December 2024
(adjective) socially disoriented; “anomic loners musing over their fate”; “we live in an age of rootless alienated people”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
