vale C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape US /veɪl/ UK /veɪl/ See IPA manual Homophones vail /veɪl/ veil /veɪl/ Minimal pairs Sounds like bail /v/ vs /b/ Sounds like whale /v/ vs /w/ Meanings 1 noun a valley, especially in literary or poetic usage Mist gathered in the quiet vale below the hills. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a valley, especially in... valleydaleglendellhollowdingle ↔ Opposites hillmountainpeak Word family Related forms valley Etymology AI details From Old French val, from Latin vallis ('valley'); chiefly poetic or literary in modern English. val Old French vallis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Nature & Landscape Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vale **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /veɪl/ **IPA (UK):** /veɪl/ ## Meanings 1. a valley, especially in literary or poetic usage ## Examples - Mist gathered in the quiet vale below the hills. ## Synonyms - valley - dale - glen - dell - hollow - dingle ## Antonyms - hill - mountain - peak ## Related Forms - valley ## Roots and Affixes - Root: val - Root: vallis ## Etymology From Old French val, from Latin vallis ('valley'); chiefly poetic or literary in modern English. ## AI Etymology Vale comes from Old French val, from Latin vallis ('valley'); chiefly poetic or literary in modern English. The historical trail runs through Old French val and Latin vallis. In modern use it means a valley, especially in literary or poetic usage. Related forms include valley. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape - Register & Style markdown