All 6 Uses of
adieu
in
Moby Dick
- no baggage, not a hat-box, valise, or carpet-bag,—no friends accompany him to the wharf with their adieux.†
Chpt 7-9 *
- Adieu, Sulphur Bottom!†
Chpt 31-33adieu = goodbye
- Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish ladies!†
Chpt 40-42
- Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain!†
Chpt 40-42
- For as the swift monster drags you deeper and deeper into the frantic shoal, you bid adieu to circumspect life and only exist in a delirious throb.†
Chpt 85-87
- Adieu, Doubloon!†
Chpt 97-99
Definition:
a farewell remark (an alternative to goodbye)
Adieu is typically more formal than bye. It comes from the French, à Dieu which literally means "to God" — as in I entrust you to God's care.