parting
Moment of goodbye
Parting is the act of separating or leaving.
A parting is a departure, especially a final one: Such sweet sorrow at our parting.
As an adjective, parting describes something done at the moment of leaving: a parting glance, parting words, a parting shot.
In British English, a parting is where hair divides on the head—what Americans call a part.
Departing salutation
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- adieuFormal leave-taking
- valedictionFormal parting statement
- leave-takingAct of saying goodbye
send-off · bon voyage · au revoir · sayonara · ciao · arrivederci · shalom · salaam
Act of saying goodbye
- separationState of being apart
- going awayIn the process of departure
- splitting upDividing into parts
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
disunion · estrangement · rift · divergence · uncoupling · detachment · disconnection · severance
Separation into parts
- separationState of being apart
- dividingSeparating into parts
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- cleavingDividing by cutting
severing · sundering · breaking · opening · gap · breach · fissure · cleft
Deep emotional distress
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- lossBeing without something
- mourningPeriod following loss
- bereavementState following loss
anguish · melancholy · woe · tears · sadness · loneliness · heartbreak · bittersweet
Final portion of something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- new beginningChance to start again
turning point · milestone · threshold · crossroads · moving on · letting go · fresh start
Toothed grooming implement
- hair lineForehead's upper boundary
- stylingArranging for appearance
- sectioningDividing into segments
- dividingSeparating into parts
crown · scalp · widow's peak
goodbye
Departing salutation
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- adieuFormal leave-taking
- valedictionFormal parting statement
leave-taking · send-off · bon voyage · au revoir · sayonara · ciao · arrivederci · shalom · salaam · adios
leave-taking
Act of saying goodbye
- separationState of being apart
- going awayIn the process of departure
- splitting upDividing into parts
dissolution · disunion · estrangement · rift · divergence · uncoupling · detachment · disconnection · severance · rupture
split
Separation into parts
- separationState of being apart
- dividingSeparating into parts
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
cleaving · severing · sundering · breaking · opening · gap · breach · fissure · cleft · chasm
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
bereavement · anguish · melancholy · woe · tears · sadness · loneliness · heartbreak · bittersweet · wistfulness
ending
Final portion of something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- finaleConcluding part of performance
new beginning · turning point · milestone · threshold · crossroads · moving on · letting go · fresh start
comb
Toothed grooming implement
- hair lineForehead's upper boundary
- stylingArranging for appearance
- sectioningDividing into segments
dividing · crown · scalp · widow's peak
- farewellsgoodbye, farewell, bye, adieu, bye-bye
- divergingforking, splitting, branching, separating, spreading
- ExodusMoses, burning bush, ten commandments, Red Sea, ten plagues
- hug typesembrace, bear hug, group hug, friendly gesture, tight squeeze
- Arabic love poetrylove poetry, beloved, lover, yearning, Layla
- breaking downsplitting, fragmenting, dividing, breaking up, partitioning
partingjoining
Linking into one
union · connection · attachment · convergence · merging
- parting waysEnding association with another
- parting wordsFarewell remarks
- partial toHaving a preference for
- parting shotFinal barb when departing
- parting giftPresent given at departure
- parting withGiving up possession
partial, partition, impartial, particle, departing, partiality, participle, bipartite, partings