What does Greeting mean?
Definitions for Greeting
ˈgri tɪŋgreet·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Greeting.
Princeton's WordNet
greeting, salutationnoun
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
Wiktionary
greetingnoun
A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
It's polite to begin a letter with a greeting, but this practice is less common in email.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Greetingnoun
Salutation at meeting, or compliments at a distance.
Etymology: from greet.
I from him
Give you all greetings, that a king, as friend,
Can send his brother. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.
Wikipedia
Greeting
Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship (usually cordial) or social status (formal or informal) between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other. Greetings are sometimes used just prior to a conversation or to greet in passing, such as on a sidewalk or trail. While greeting customs are highly culture- and situation-specific and may change within a culture depending on social status and relationship, they exist in all known human cultures. Greetings can be expressed both audibly and physically, and often involve a combination of the two. This topic excludes military and ceremonial salutes but includes rituals other than gestures. A greeting, or salutation, can also be expressed in written communications, such as letters and emails. Some epochs and cultures have had very elaborate greeting rituals, e.g. greeting a sovereign. Conversely, secret societies have often furtive or arcane greeting gestures and rituals, such as a secret handshake, which allows members to recognize each other. In some languages and cultures, the same word or gesture is used as both greeting and farewell. Examples are "Good day" in English, "Drud" in Persian, "Sat Shri Akaal" in Punjabi, "As-salamu alaykum" in Arabic, "Aloha" in Hawaiian, "Shalom" in Hebrew, "Namaste" in Hindi, "Ayubowan" in Sri Lanka "Sawatdi" in Thai and "Ciao" in Italian. The bow and handshake are also used for both greeting and leave-taking. And in many south Asian countries like Sri Lanka and India, they put their arms together and place it near to heart which shows they are greeting from the bottom of the heart. In India they say "Namaste" and in Sri Lanka they say "Ayubowan" which means live longer.
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greeting
A greeting is an act, gesture, or expression of acknowledgement and salutation extended towards someone as a method of establishing contact, indicating goodwill, or expressing welcome. Greetings serve as initial social interactions and are typically used to show courtesy, politeness, and friendliness towards others.
Webster Dictionary
Greeting
of Greet
Greetingnoun
expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a compliment from one absent
Wikidata
Greeting
Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship or social status between individuals or groups of people coming in contact with each other. While greeting customs are highly culture- and situation-specific and may change within a culture depending on social status and relationship, they exist in all known human cultures. Greetings can be expressed both audibly and physically, and often involve a combination of the two. This topic excludes military and ceremonial salutes but includes rituals other than gestures. A greeting can also be expressed in written communications, such as letters and emails. Greetings are often, but not always, used just prior to a conversation. Some epochs and cultures have had very elaborate greeting rituals, e.g., greeting of a king. Secret societies have clandestine greeting rituals that allow members to recognize common membership.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Greeting in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Greeting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Greeting in a Sentence
Kumanyoko used to be a bad word but now its a kind of greeting I embrace. Iwe kumanyoko nogambaki
I really liked how people-oriented one manager I met seemed, he walked through the production aisles greeting and smiling at everyone.
Who could quarrel with Clark Gable? We got on well. Whenever anyone on the set was tired or depressed, it was Gable who cheered that person up. Then the newspapers began printing the story that Gable and I were not getting on. This was so ridiculous it served only as a joke. From the time on the standard greeting between Clark and myself became, 'How are you not getting on today?
I think there's value having gone this far, there's value in meeting and greeting, gripping and grinning, and just establishing a rapport. I think yes, it would be important to have the summit.
A bizarre sensation pervades a relationship of pretense. No truth seems true. A simple morning's greeting and response appear loaded with innuendo and fraught with implications. Each nicety becomes more sterile and each withdrawal more permanent.
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- تحيةArabic
- pozdravCzech
- cyfarchiadWelsh
- hilsenDanish
- Begrüßung, GrußGerman
- χαιρετισμόςGreek
- salutoEsperanto
- saludoSpanish
- tervehdysFinnish
- heilsan, kvøða, heilsaFaroese
- salut, salutationFrench
- fàilteScottish Gaelic
- köszöntés, üdvözletHungarian
- բարևArmenian
- salutoIdo
- kveðjaIcelandic
- saluto, auguriItalian
- 挨拶, 挨Japanese
- 인사Korean
- BegréissungLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- waiohaMāori
- begroeting, groetDutch
- helsingNorwegian Nynorsk
- hilsenNorwegian
- Powitanie, pozdrowieniePolish
- saudaçãoPortuguese
- SalutRomanian
- приветствиеRussian
- pozdravSlovak
- pozdravSlovene
- të fala!Albanian
- hälsningar, hälsningSwedish
- salamuSwahili
- selamlamaTurkish
- glidVolapük
- 歡迎Chinese
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