leave-taking vs parting

leave-taking and parting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
leave-taking	Yes	No	No	No
parting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, leave-taking and parting are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of leave-taking include farewell, leave.

leave-taking (noun)	parting (noun)
the act of departing politely	the act of departing politely
	a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions