Synonyms for farewell
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : fair-wel |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌfɛərˈwɛl |
Top 10 synonyms for farewell Other synonyms for the word farewell
Définition of farewell
Origin :- late 14c., from Middle English faren wel, verbal phrase attested by c.1200 (see fare (v.) + well (adv.)); usually said to the departing person, who replied with good-bye. As a noun, by early 15c.
- noun departing saying; departure
- I am bound for my quarters, I came but to thank you for your goodness to me, and to bid you farewell.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- I write only to bid you farewell, the spell is removed; I see you as you are.
- Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
- So farewell, Katy, we're due to burst into high society tonight.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- And, unfortunately, it was not time yet to bid the creature "farewell."
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- Farewell to the dismal, blood-red phantom of martial renown!
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- She murmured "farewell" to the woods in accents choked with tears.
- Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
- She nodded a farewell, and moved briskly across the greensward to the house.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- "I was but taking a farewell of things, sir," he observed to Mr. Galloway.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Only ten hours earlier her nephew had bid her farewell for the day.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- I stepped into the general's carriage, and said farewell to my friend, who was in despair.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
Antonyms for farewell
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