farewell

1 an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting [syn: word of farewell]

2 the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" [syn: leave, leave-taking, parting]

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Etymology

faren wel (fare)

Noun

1. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; a good-bye; adieu.
2. An act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.

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Adjective

1. parting; valedictory; final;
   • a farewell discourse
   • his farewell bow

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Interjection

farewell

1. good-bye

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French

Interjection

1. adieu (farewell)

Farewell is a wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure, and it may also refer to:

In music:

• Farewell (Diana Ross & the Supremes album)
• Farewell (Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band), an album
• Farewell (Oingo Boingo album)
• Farewell (Tomiko Van album)
• Farewell (Gil Evans album), an album by Gil Evans
• "Farewell" (Rod Stewart song)
• Farewell Symphony, Symphony No. 45 by Haydn
• Piano Sonata No. 26 (Beethoven), known as "Das Lebewohl" ("The Farewell")
• Farewell (band), an American rock band signed to Epitaph Records

In other uses:

• Farewells (Polish: Pożegnania), a 1958 film directed by Wojciech Has
• "A Farewell", a prose poem by Patti Smith from her book Woolgathering
• The code-name of the KGB defector Vladimir Vetrov

Godspeed, adieu, aloha, by, bye-bye, conge, departing, departure, doch-an-dorrach, final, good-bye, last, leave, leave-taking, leaving, outward-bound, parting, parting words, send-off, so long, stirrup cup, valediction, valedictorian, valedictory, valedictory address, viaticum