| Farewell 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. Thesaurus Entries 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 |