parting vs leave-taking

parting and leave-taking both are nouns.

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

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

Other synonyms of parting include farewell, leave.

parting (noun)	leave-taking (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