Adieu

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Adieu \A*dieu"\, interj. & adv. [OE. also adew, adewe, adue, F.
     ? dieu, fr. L. ad to + deus God.]
     Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Adieu \A*dieu"\, n.; pl. {Adieus}.
     A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting.
     --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adieu
       n : a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes" [syn: {adios},
            {arrivederci}, {auf wiedersehen}, {au revoir}, {bye}, {bye-bye},
            {cheerio}, {good-by}, {goodby}, {good-bye}, {goodbye}, {good
           day}, {sayonara}, {so long}]
       [also: {adieux} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "adieu":
     Godspeed, aloha, by, bye-bye, conge, doch-an-dorrach, farewell,
     good-bye, leave, leave-taking, parting, parting words, send-off,
     so long, stirrup cup, valediction, valedictorian, valedictory,
     valedictory address, viaticum