Adieu

• POS: Interjection, Noun
• HYPHEN: a=dieu

CIDE DICTIONARY

Adieu, interj. & adv. [OE. also adew, adewe, adue, F. dieu, fr. L. ad to + deus God.].

 Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.  [1913 Webster]

Adieu, n. 

 A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Adieu, int. & n.
--int. goodbye.
--n. (pl. adieus or adieux) a goodbye.

Etymology

ME f. OF f. {agrave} to + Dieu God

THESAURUS

Adieu

Godspeed, aloha, by, bye-bye, conge, doch-an-dorrach, farewell, good-bye, leave, leave-taking, parting, parting words, send-off, so long, stirrup cup, valediction, valedictorian, valedictory, valedictory address, viaticum

ROGET THESAURUS

Adieu

Departure

N departure, decession, decampment, embarkation, outset, start, removal, exit, exodus, hejira, flight, leave taking, valediction, adieu, farewell, goodbye, auf wiedersehen, sayonara, dosvidanya, ciao, aloha, hasta la vista, stirrup cup, valedictorian, starting point, starting post, point of departure, point of embarkation, place of departure, place of embarkation, port of embarkation, airport, take-off point, taxiing runway, runway, launching pad, spaceport, departing, valedictory, outward bound, whence, hence, thence, with a foot in the stirrup, on the wing, on the move, Int, begone!, farewell!, adieu!, goodbye!, good day!, au revoir!, fare you well!, God bless you!, God speed!, all aboard!, auf wiedersehen!, au plaisir de vous revoir!, bon voyage!, gluckliche Reise!, vive valeque!.