Farewell.
Synonyms:
| adieu, | good-by, | parting salutation, | valedictory. |
| congé, | leave-taking, | valediction, | |
Good-by is the homely and hearty, farewell the formal English word at parting. Adieu, from the French, is still more ceremonious than farewell; congé, also from the French, is commonly contemptuous or supercilious, and equivalent to dismissal. Valediction is a learned word never in popular use. A valedictory is a public farewell to a company or assembly.
Prepositions:
I bade farewell to my comrades, or (without preposition) I bade my comrades farewell; I took a sad farewell of my friends.