greeting

B1 Topic:Communication

US /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/ See IPA manual

noun verb 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.

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Synonyms

1 noun · something you say or do to... salutation

More accost address hail

Opposites

farewell valediction

Word family

Forms greetings

Derived forms greetinglessgreetinglynongreeting

Related forms greet hello salutation

Etymology

By surface analysis, greet + -ing.

Topics

Communication Register & Style

# greeting

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**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
- Communication
- Register & Style

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