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- [fair-wel]
- /ˌfɛərˈwɛl/
- /ˌfeəˈwel/
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- [fair-wel]
- /ˌfɛərˈwɛl/
Definitions of farewell word
- noun farewell Cape, a cape in S Greenland: most southerly point of Greenland. 1
- adjective farewell parting; valedictory; final: a farewell performance. 1
- noun farewell Used to express good wishes on parting. 1
- noun farewell parting wishes 1
- noun farewell parting wishes 1
- noun farewell departure 1
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Origin of farewell
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
First recorded in 1325-75, farewell is from the Middle English word farwel. See fare, well1
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Parts of speech for Farewell
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
farewell popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
farewell usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for farewell
noun farewell
- adieu — Adieu means the same as goodbye.
- goodbye — a farewell.
- valediction — an act of bidding farewell or taking leave.
- salutation — the act of saluting.
- parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
adjective farewell
- valedictory — bidding goodbye; saying farewell: a valedictory speech.
- departing — to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.
interjection farewell
- send-off — a demonstration of good wishes for a person setting out on a trip, career, or other venture: They gave him a rousing send-off at the pier.
- bon voyage — You say 'bon voyage' to someone who is going on a journey, as a way of saying goodbye and wishing them good luck.
- godspeed — good fortune; success (used as a wish to a person starting on a journey, a new venture, etc.).
- bye-byes — Baby Talk. sleep.
- send off — a demonstration of good wishes for a person setting out on a trip, career, or other venture: They gave him a rousing send-off at the pier.
Antonyms for farewell
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