Difference between Farewell and Goodbye

What is the difference between Farewell and Goodbye?

Farewell as a interjection is goodbye while Goodbye as a interjection is farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker or writer or the person addressed to is departing.

Farewell

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: parting; valedictory; final;

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: goodbye

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To bid farewell or say goodbye

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A wish of happiness or welfare at parting, especially a permanent departure; the parting compliment; a goodbye; adieu. An act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something.

Goodbye

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.

Part of speech: interjection

Definition: farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker or writer or the person addressed to is departing.

Example sentence: Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye.

We hope you now know whether to use Farewell or Goodbye in your sentence.

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