adieu

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /əˈdju/ UK /əˈdjuː/ See IPA manual

intj noun

Meanings

1

intj
goodbye; a farewell

With a wave and a soft adieu, she boarded the train.

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Synonyms

1 intj · goodbye; a farewell goodbye farewell valediction parting

Opposites

greeting welcome hello

Etymology

From Old French adieu, a contraction of a Dieu ('to God'), short for a Dieu vous commant ('I commend you to God'), from Latin ad ('to') + Deus ('God').

a Dieu Old French Deus Latin

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General Vocabulary

# adieu

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** intj, noun
**IPA (US):** əˈdju
**IPA (UK):** əˈdjuː

## Meanings
1. goodbye; a farewell

## Examples
- With a wave and a soft adieu, she boarded the train.

## Synonyms
- goodbye
- farewell
- valediction
- parting

## Antonyms
- greeting
- welcome
- hello

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: a Dieu
- Root: Deus

## Etymology
From Old French adieu, a contraction of a Dieu ('to God'), short for a Dieu vous commant ('I commend you to God'), from Latin ad ('to') + Deus ('God').

## AI Etymology
Adieu is an intj and noun meaning "goodbye; a farewell". Historically, it is from Old French adieu, a contraction of a Dieu ('to God'), short for a Dieu vous commant ('I commend you to God'), from Latin ad ('to') + Deus ('God'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: adieu is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Old French a Dieu with Latin Deus. This keeps the modern intj and noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it.

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- General Vocabulary

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