interjection
- goodbye; farewell
Usage: formal; literary
noun
- a farewell; an act of saying goodbye
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The ambassador bid adieu to the foreign dignitaries.
- With a final adieu, she departed for her homeland.
- He whispered adieu before boarding the ship.
- The letter ended with a heartfelt adieu.
- After years of service, she said her adieus to colleagues.
- The play concluded with the hero’s touching adieu.