LEAVE-TAKING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of departing politely

Example:

parting is such sweet sorrow

Synonyms:

farewell; leave; leave-taking; parting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("leave-taking" is a kind of...):

departure; going; going away; leaving (the act of departing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leave-taking"):

valediction (the act of saying farewell)