| Main Entry: | hello |
| Part of Speech: | interjection |
| Definition: | how do you do |
Synonyms: |
bonjour, buenas noches, buenos dias, good day, good morning, greetings, hey, hi, hi-ya, how are you, how goes it, howdy, howdy-do, shalom, welcome, what's happening, what's up |
Antonyms: |
adios, au revoir, goodbye |
| Main Entry: | greeting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | welcome; message of kindness |
Synonyms: |
accosting, acknowledgment, address, aloha, attention, best wishes, blow*, card*, ciao, compellation, compliments, good wishes, hail, hello, heralding, hi, high five, highball, how-do-you-do, howdy, letter*, nod, note, notice, ovation, reception, regards, respects, rumble, salaam, salutation, salute, speaking to, testimonial, ushering in, what's happening |
Antonyms: |
farewell, goodbye |
| Main Entry: | hail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call to, yell for |
Synonyms: |
accost, address, flag, flag down, greet, hello, holler*, salute, shoulder, shout, signal, sing out, speak to, wave down, welcome, whistle down, whistle for, yawp, yoo-hoo |
Antonyms: |
whisper |
| Main Entry: | welcome |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greeting |
Synonyms: |
acceptance, entertainment, entrée, friendliness, handshake, hello, hospitality, howdy, key to the city, ovation, reception, red carpet, rumble*, salutation, salute, tumble* |
Antonyms: |
goodbye |
| Main Entry: | aloha |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greeting |
Synonyms: |
affection, farewell, goodbye, hello, love, salutation |
| Main Entry: | interjection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | emphatic exclamation |
Synonyms: |
ah, ahem, alas, amen, boo, egad, er, exclamation, golly, hello, hey, hooray, huh, hurrah, jeepers, oh, oops, ouch, phew, phooey, pooh, psst, rah, shucks, ugh, um, whoopee, wow |
| Main Entry: | salutation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greeting |
Synonyms: |
address, aloha, ave, bow, curtsy, hail, hello, howdy, kiss, salaam, salute, toast |