Definitions for farewell
ˌfɛərˈwɛlfarewell

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. farewell, word of farewellnoun

   an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

2. farewell, leave, leave-taking, partingnoun

   the act of departing politely

   "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. farewellnoun

   A wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; a goodbye; adieu.

2. farewellnoun

   An act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.

3. farewellverb

   To bid farewell or say goodbye

4. farewelladjective

   parting, valedictory, final

5. farewellinterjection

   goodbye

   He said "Farewell!" and left.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Farewell

   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

   Etymology: [Fare (thou, you) + well.]

2. Farewellnoun

   a wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu

   Etymology: [Fare (thou, you) + well.]

3. Farewellnoun

   act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something

   Etymology: [Fare (thou, you) + well.]

4. Farewelladjective

   parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow

   Etymology: [Fare (thou, you) + well.]

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1. FAREWELL

   Farewell is Tomiko Van's first original studio album under the Avex Trax label. The album was released on March 29, 2006 with no singles released before it.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. farewell

   a good bye word

   Our juniors gave us a grand farewell.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 16, 2019  

Matched Categories

1. • Acknowledgment
   • Departure

How to pronounce farewell?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say farewell in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of farewell in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of farewell in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of farewell in a Sentence

1. Faith Soloway:

   Making it into a musical in some ways just rescued it from being overly serious, we didn't want to tell a story of Maura's death that was a complete mourning, that was a sad farewell.

2. Orlando Bloom:

   It's farewell from us as we're going home to be quarantined, we're coming home to the States. At least I'm coming home to the States because we want to get in before the quarantine.

3. Mitch McConnell:

   In many ways the Reagan love story was classic Hollywood, but it was unmistakably human too. Hands intertwined, Nancy and Ron rose to the pinnacle of political power, weathered cancer and personal heartbreak, and braved the depths of Alzheimer's cold embrace -- always together. I know every American felt Nancy's immense pain when she, kissing Ronnie's casket, mouthed a tearful farewell to the best friend she once said she couldn't imagine life without.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Farewell is a beautiful and a soft word and yet it is a horrible and a heavy thing too!

5. Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak:

   This is a year that's dedicated to Kobe Bryant and Kobe Bryant farewell.

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