adieux
Formal parting words
Adieux is the French-style plural of adieu, a formal or literary farewell.
The word carries more gravity than goodbye, suggesting finality or ceremony: She made her adieux and left the party.
The anglicized plural adieus is equally acceptable.
Act of saying goodbye
- departureAct of going away
- send-offFarewell gathering or party
- bon voyageTraveler's send-off phrase
- fare-thee-wellFormal parting expression
valediction · last words · swan song · signing off · taking leave · au revoir · ciao · sayonara
Concluding part of performance
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- terminationAct of ending something
- denouementStory's final unraveling
curtain call · epilogue · sign-off · windup · capstone · culmination · last chapter · final act
Formal event marking occasions
- galaFestive formal occasion
- commencementAct of starting
- valedictoryFarewell address or oration
- receptionAct of receiving guests
banquet · soiree · convocation · graduation · retirement · farewell speech · toast · tribute
Of or like verse
- romanticConducive to love
- wistfulSadly longing for something
- elegiacSorrowfully commemorative
- nostalgicLonging for the past
sentimental · bittersweet · melancholy · dramatic · theatrical · operatic · Shakespearean · courtly
leave-taking
Act of saying goodbye
- departureAct of going away
- send-offFarewell gathering or party
- bon voyageTraveler's send-off phrase
fare-thee-well · valediction · last words · swan song · signing off · taking leave · au revoir · ciao · sayonara · shalom
finale
Concluding part of performance
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- terminationAct of ending something
denouement · curtain call · epilogue · sign-off · windup · capstone · culmination · last chapter · final act · closing
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- galaFestive formal occasion
- commencementAct of starting
- valedictoryFarewell address or oration
reception · banquet · soiree · convocation · graduation · retirement · farewell speech · toast · tribute · memorial
poetic
Of or like verse
nostalgic · sentimental · bittersweet · melancholy · dramatic · theatrical · operatic · Shakespearean · courtly · antiquated