vale

vale

noun \ˈvāl\

Definition of VALE

1

: valley, dale

2

: world <this vale of tears>

Examples of VALE

1. <settled in a lush vale in the shadow of the mountains>

Origin of VALE

Middle English, from Anglo-French val, from Latin valles, vallis; perhaps akin to Latin volvere to roll — more at voluble

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to VALE

Synonyms: dale, dene [British], hollow, valley

Related Words: canyon (also cañon), combe (also coombe or coomb) [British], dell, depression, dingle, glen, gorge, gulch, gully (also gulley), kloof [South African], ravine, rift valley; basin, bowl

Near Antonyms: alp, mount, mountain, peak; height, mountaintop, pinnacle, summit; plateau, tableland

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Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale

Rhymes with VALE

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale