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Namaste

n.kind, calmwarm

What it means

A respectful greeting that honors the person being addressed.

Reach for it when offering a respectful greeting associated with South Asian languages and practice

She ended the community yoga class with a quiet namaste.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    salutations

    a conspicuously formal hello suits the voice

    not when Salutations can sound comic rather than reverent.

  • everyday

    hello

    a neutral English greeting is wanted

    not when Hello carries none of the cultural resonance.

  • warm

    welcome

    receiving someone hospitably is the point

    not when Welcome is not used when taking leave.

  • formal

    greetings

    polite acknowledgment suits a broad audience

    not when Greetings can sound impersonal or written.

  • formal

    namaskar

    a closely related South Asian form is preferred

    not when Regional conventions determine which form fits.

Said against

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  • farewell
  • rebuff
  • disrespect

It naturally appears in

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  • quiet namaste

    The teacher closed the meditation with a quiet namaste.

  • say namaste

    Visitors learned when to say namaste without treating it as a costume.

  • namaste greeting

    His namaste greeting was sincere and unhurried.

Where this comes from

In English, namaste can be flattened into a wellness slogan; cultural context and respectful usage matter.

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.