greeting B1 Topic:People & Society US /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #8782 Meanings 1 noun Something you say or do to welcome someone or acknowledge them. He gave me a friendly greeting as I walked in. 2 noun A polite phrase used to begin a letter, message, or conversation. "Dear Sir" is a common greeting in formal letters. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · something you say or do to... salutation More accostaddresshail ↔ Opposites farewellvalediction Word family Forms greetings Derived forms greetinglessgreetinglynongreeting Related forms greethellosalutation Appears in Phrases (2) See all greeting card a card sent to express a personal message for a special occasion Noun + noun cheerful greeting a friendly welcome that expresses happiness and good spirits Adjective + noun Etymology AI details By surface analysis, greet + -ing. Topics People & Society Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # greeting **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 8782 ## Meanings 1. Something you say or do to welcome someone or acknowledge them. 2. A polite phrase used to begin a letter, message, or conversation. ## Examples - He gave me a friendly greeting as I walked in. - "Dear Sir" is a common greeting in formal letters. ## Synonyms - accost - address - hail - salutation ## Antonyms - farewell - valediction ## Derived Forms - greetingless - greetingly - nongreeting ## Related Forms - greet - hello - salutation ## Etymology By surface analysis, greet + -ing. ## AI Etymology Greeting is analyzed as greet + -ing. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In current use, the main senses are “Something you say or do to welcome someone or acknowledge them” and “A polite phrase used to begin a letter, message, or conversation”. ## Topics - People & Society - Register & Style markdown