Thesaurus: farewell

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1. interj. 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.
2. n. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu.
3. n. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
4. a. Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow.
5. n. an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
6. n. the act of departing politely
7. 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. 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. 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.
8. Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a persondeparting, but by custom now applied both to those who depart andthose who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare youwell; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as,farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid youfarewell.So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. Milton.Fare thee well! and if forever, Still forever fare thee well. Byron.
9. u:13/n:87 n. an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting n. the act of departing politely