farewell

noun

1. A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure.

   “He bid farewell to all of his fans.”

   “The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.”

   “The last train—a three-coach A.E.C. unit—from Belfast to Crumlin and back, was bade farewell with fog signals as it carried a capacity crowd of last-trip travellers.”

2. A departure; the act of leaving.

   “See how the morning opes her golden gates, And takes her farewell of the glorious sun.”

   “Before I take my farewell of the subject.”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Parting, valedictory, final.

   “a farewell discourse;  the band's farewell tour”

   ““I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.”

   “But with the first gray light of dawn he arose; and before drawing the white sheet veilingly over, he took a last farewell look at that angel face.”

intj

1. Goodbye

   “He said "Farewell!" and left.”

   “So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear.”

   “Fareweel, my rhyme-compoſing billie! Your native ſoil was right ill-willie; But may ye flouriſh like a lily, Now bonilie! I'll toaſt ye in my hindmoſt gillie, Tho' owre the Sea!”

verb

1. To bid farewell or say goodbye.

   “He farewelled viewers with a warm sign-off after each bulletin: "May your news be good news, and goodnight."”

name

1. A hamlet in Farewell and Chorley parish, Lichfield district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0811).
2. A surname.