Meanings
noun
- pluralplural of greeting
interjection
- formalhumoroussometimesHello.
Greetings and salutations. You a Heather?
1989, Daniel Waters, 11:50 from the start, in Michael Lehmann, director, Heathers, spoken by Jason Dean (Christian Slater)
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Dutch saluut, gegroet
- saluutformal way of saying "hello"
- gegroetformal way of saying "hello"
French salutations
- salutationsformal way of saying "hello"
German Grüße
- Grüßeformal way of saying "hello"
Greek χαίρετε
- χαίρετε (chaírete)formal way of saying "hello"
Italian saluti
- salutiformal way of saying "hello"
Portuguese saudações
- saudaçõesformal way of saying "hello"
Spanish saludos, saludes
- saludosformal way of saying "hello"
- saludesformal way of saying "hello"
Swedish var hälsad
- var hälsadformal way of saying "hello"
Tamil வணக்கம்
- வணக்கம் (vaṇakkam)formal way of saying "hello"
Cite this entry
APA
greetings. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greetings
MLA
“greetings.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greetings. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greetings,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greetings.
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