hi

Meaning

Intj

1. A friendly, informal, casual greeting said upon someone's arrival.
2. An exclamation to call attention.
3. (dated) Expressing wonder or derision.

Noun

The word "hi" used as a greeting.

Adj

Informal spelling of high, often in hyphenated terms.

Synonyms

hello

👋

hey

👋

howdy

good day

hullo

bye-bye

how-do-you-do

eh

good afternoon

good evening

good morning

good night

hallo

halloo

heigh

holla

how do you do

oh

so long

yo

yoo-hoo

hate

😡

shame

,

goodbye

👋

hiya

ah

aloha

astonishment

bye

👋

ciao

👋

disgust

Translations

hola

👋

salut

👋

ciao

hallo

👋

hallo

👋

salve

hola

👋

hoi

ave

olá

👋

γεια

bonjour

👋

مرحبا

👋

merhaba

👋

Pronounced as (IPA)

/haɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hey

In summary

American English. First recorded reference is to speech of a Kansas Indian (1862); originally to attract attention, probably a variant of Middle English hey, hy (circa 1475). Also an exclamation to call attention. See hey.