adieu

/əˈdjuː/

interjectionnouna · dieu

Think: "a + DUE" — when it’s time to leave, your goodbye is due: adieu.

Yes, it's adieu. The tricky part is the French-looking ending: it’s spelled -DIEU but sounds like “dyoo” (/djuː/).

Definitions

  1. interjectionUsed to say goodbye, often in a formal or lasting way.
  2. nounA farewell; an expression of goodbye.

Examples

  • “With a small bow, she whispered, "Adieu," and stepped onto the train.”
  • “He wrote a final adieu at the bottom of the letter before sealing the envelope.”
  • “After graduation, their adieus felt more permanent than any goodbye before.”

Synonyms

farewellgoodbyepartingleave-takingvalediction

Antonyms

hellogreeting

Translations

ES adiósPT adeusFR adieu

Common misspellings

adeuadueadieoadueuaddieuadiewadieüadieu

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