Synonyms for leave-takings
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : leev-tey-king |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlivˌteɪ kɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for leave-takings
- adieu
- adieus
- adieux
- adios
- bisection
- break
- breaking
- bye-bye
- cheerio
- ciao
- congé
- crossroads
- death
- dedomiciling
- departure
- detachment
- dialysis
- disconnection
- disjunction
- disrelation
- dissociation
- disunion
- divergence
- division
- divorcement
- egress
- egression
- embarkation
- expiration
- expiry
- farewell
- gap
- Godspeed
- going
- good-bye
- goodbye
- hasta la vista
- have a nice day
- leave-taking
- liberty
- offgoing
- on the rocks
- parting
- parting of the ways
- partition
- pffft
- retirement
- retreat
- rift
- rupture
- sabbatical
- salutation
- segregation
- sendoff
- severance
- so long
- split
- split-up
- stampede
- swan song
- ta-ta
- toodle-oo
- vacation
- valediction
- withdrawal
Définition of leave-takings
Origin :- late 14c., from leave (n.) + present participle of take (v.).
- As in leave : noun holiday, time off
- As in parting : noun goodbye, separation
- As in separation : noun being apart; break-up
- As in good-bye : noun parting
- As in valediction : noun parting
- As in adieu : noun parting remark or action
- As in exit : noun leaving
- As in farewell : noun departing saying; departure
- As in goodbye : noun farewell statement
- Long and many were the leave-takings, but at last came the hour of her departure.
- Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux
- As soon as he had turned his back upon Magnolia, my leave-takings began.
- Extract from : « Daisy » by Elizabeth Wetherell
- I will not describe our leave-takings a second time, or my journey to Cork.
- Extract from : « Paddy Finn » by W. H. G. Kingston
- I will pass over the leave-takings with all the dear ones at home.
- Extract from : « James Braithwaite, the Supercargo » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Then came the last day of school, which began with leave-takings and embraces.
- Extract from : « Coniston, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- The old gentleman was always thus ceremonious in his leave-takings.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Julian Hawthorne
- Leave-takings should not be prolonged more than is absolutely necessary.
- Extract from : « Manners and Rules of Good Society » by Anonymous
- It is certainly better not to disturb Lady Sarah with leave-takings.'
- Extract from : « Old Kensington » by Miss Thackeray
- The leave-takings were as affecting as the meetings of these old friends had been.
- Extract from : « The Country of the Pointed Firs » by Sarah Orne Jewett
- I begin to realise now that we are going, with all these leave-takings.
- Extract from : « Letters of a Diplomat's Wife » by Mary King Waddington
Antonyms for leave-takings
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