Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

good-by

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.01 in modern English

Syllables: good--by
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Dated form of goodbye.

Dated

noun

Dated form of goodbye.

Dated

Example Sentences

"“Good-by, then,” said Phœbe, frankly. “I do not mean to be angry a great while, and should be sorry to have you think so. There has Cousin Hepzibah been standing in the shadow of the door-way, this quarter of an hour past! She thinks I stay too long in the damp garden. So, good-night, and good-by!”"
""It's good-by for good, Margot, good-by and good luck.""
"Our daughter Lynda had been flying all night from California on the "Red Eye Special." She had just said good-by to her husband, Chuck, who was leaving for duty in Vietnam."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

good-bys (plural)

Synonyms

adieu adios arrivederci auf wiedersehen au revoir bye bye-bye cheerio goodby good-bye goodbye good day

Questions

What does good-by mean?: Dated form of goodbye.

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