goodbye
Plural: goodbyes
Noun
- A word or gesture of farewell.
- a farewell remark
- An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.
Intj
- Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
Verb
- To say goodbye; to wish somebody farewell on parting.
Examples
- He played his final word, sealing the victory with a triumphant GOODBYE to his opponent.
- They made their good-byes.
- We have time for a short goodbye.
Origin / Etymology
From earlier goodby, Godby, Godby'e, Godbwye, God b'w'y, God bwy yee, God buy you, God be wi' you, each a progressively shorter contraction of "God be with ye" or "God be with you". Note the change of God to good by confusion with good morning, good night, etc. Modernly analysed as good + bye.
Synonyms
adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye, bye-bye, cheerio, good day, good-by, good-bye, goodby, sayonara, so long, BCNU, Godspeed, I have to love you and leave you, TTFN, aloha, also: Thesaurus:goodbye, auf Wiedersehen, baby, badbye, buh-bye, catch you later, catch you on the flip side, cheers, cheery-bye, chur, ciao, cya, do svidaniya, do svidanya, farewell, hasta la vista, have a nice day, hooroo, keep it real, late, later, laters, mind how you go, peace, peace out, see ya, see you, see you after, see you in the funny papers, see you later, see you later alligator, shalom, smell ya later, smell you later, ta ta, ta-ta, take care, take it easy, tara, tatty bye, tinkety-tonk, toodeloo, toodle pip, toodle-oo, toodles, ttyl, ya, you, you in the funny papers
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
goodbye: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgoodbye: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
goodbye: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary