adiós

Departure word, Spanish

Adiós is Spanish for goodbye, borrowed into English for casual farewells with a hint of finality or flair: Adiós, amigo.

It can signal permanent departure or dismissal: He said adiós to his old life.

Sometimes used humorously when something is lost or ruined: Drop your phone in the toilet? Adiós.

parting

leave-taking

Act of saying goodbye

send-offFarewell gathering or party
valedictionFormal parting statement
separationState of being apart

last goodbye · final farewell · bittersweet · embrace · tears · waving · airport · station · dock · departure gate

farewell

sayonara

Japanese term for goodbye

au revoirFrench parting phrase
arrivederciItalian farewell expression
auf WiedersehenGerman for goodbye

ciao · shalom · aloha · namaste · cheerio · so long · bon voyage · salaam · hasta luego · toodle-oo

finality

ending

Final portion of something

closureSense of emotional resolution
conclusionEnd or deduction
last wordsTerminal utterance

swan song · final bow · curtain call · epilogue · no return · letting go · moving on · the end

Opposites

greeting vs. parting

adióshola

Spanish salutation

hello · hi · greetings · buenos días · welcome

beginning vs. ending

Hospitable greeting offered

arrival · introduction · opening · commencement · debut

permanence of parting

adióssee you later

Informal farewell phrase

hasta luego · catch you later · till we meet again · au revoir · be right back

Phrases

bid adieuSay farewell formally

Family

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G