greet·ing (gr  t ng)n. A word or gesture of welcome or salutation. |
greeting [ˈgriːtɪŋ]
n
1. the act or an instance of welcoming or saluting on meeting
2. (often plural)
a. an expression of friendly salutation
b. (as modifier) a greetings card
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  greeting - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" well-wishing - an expression of good will from one person to another; "much hand-shaking and well-wishing" compliments, regard, wish - (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" reception, response - the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" hail - enthusiastic greeting kiss of peace, pax - (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist welcome - a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome" salute - an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat hello, hi, howdy, hullo, how-do-you-do - an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" good morning, morning - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell good afternoon, afternoon - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell military greeting, salute - a formal military gesture of respect visiting card, calling card, card - a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited |
greeting
plural noun
best wishes, regards, respects, compliments, good wishes, salutations They exchanged hearty Christmas greetings.
Translations
greeting [ˈgriːtɪŋ]
A. N
1. (with words etc) → saludo m; (= welcome) → bienvenida f, acogida f
B. CPD greetings card N → tarjeta f de felicitaciones
greeting
n → Gruß m; (act, = welcoming) → Begrüßung f; (= receiving, meeting) → Empfang m; we received a friendly greeting from the crowd → die Menge bereitete uns einen freundlichen Empfang; greetings → Grüße pl; (= congratulations) → Glückwünsche pl; to send greetings to somebody → Grüße an jdn senden; (through sb else) → jdn grüßen lassen; please give my greetings to them → bitte grüße sie von mir
greeting [ˈgriːtɪŋ] n → saluto; (welcome) → accoglienza greetings npl → saluti mpl
Season's greetings → Buone Feste
Christmas/birthday greetings → auguri mpl di Natale/di compleanno
Season's greetings → Buone Feste
Christmas/birthday greetings → auguri mpl di Natale/di compleanno
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