adieu
1 of 2noun/əˈdu/
Forms:adieus
1
a formal or affectionate goodbye, often indicating a permanent or significant departure
- Their parting was marked by a heartfelt adieu, as they knew they might never see each other again.
- As the curtains closed on their final performance, the actors exchanged tearful adieus backstage.
- With a heavy heart, she whispered her last adieu to the home she had lived in for decades.
- The retirement party was a bittersweet affair, filled with warm adieus and fond memories shared among colleagues.
- The soldier said his final adieu to his family before heading off to the battlefield, uncertain of what the future held.