Farewell definitions
Used to express goodbye.
interjection
Farewell is defined as goodbye.
An example of farewell is what a person might say when his friend embarks on a trip across the country.
interjection
An acknowledgment at parting; a goodbye.
noun
The act of departing or taking leave.
noun
Used in parting with another or others, usually to express good wishes.
interjection
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Words spoken at parting, usually of good wishes.
noun
A leaving or going away.
noun
Parting; last; final.
A farewell gesture.
adjective
Southernmost tip of Greenland.
proper name
An act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.
noun
Origin of farewell
From Middle English farewel, from fare wel!, an imperative expression, equivalent to fare (“to fare, travel, journey”) + well. Cognate with Scots farewele, fairweill (“farewell”), West Frisian farwol (“farewell”), Dutch vaarwel (“farewell”), Danish farvel (“farewell”), Norwegian farvel (“farewell”), Swedish farväl (“farewell”), Faroese farvæl (“farewell”), Icelandic far vel (“farewell”).