valley

A2 Topic:Nature & Landscape

US /ˈvæli/ UK /ˈvæli/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like volley /æ/ vs /ɑ/ Sounds like bally /v/ vs /b/

Freq #2568

Meanings

1

noun
A low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

The small village sat in a green valley below the mountains.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a low area of land between... vale dale

More combedellslade

Word family

Forms valleys

Derived forms intervalleyintravalleykyvalleylily-of-the-valleymultivalleyu-valleyvalley-girlvalley-landvalleylandvalleylessvalleylikevalleyscape

Related forms abyss chasm dale dell glen gulfstrathvale

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Phrases (1)

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rift valley
a steep-sided valley formed by movement along faults in Earth's crust

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English valeye, valey, from Anglo-Norman valey, Old French valee (compare French vallée), from Latin vallēs/vallis. Doublet of vlei and vly. Displaced native dene, from dene and partially displaced native dale, from dæl.

valeye Middle English valey xno valee Old French vallēs Latin

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Nature & Landscape

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# valley

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈvæli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈvæli/
**Frequency rank:** 2568

## Meanings
1. A low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

## Examples
- The small village sat in a green valley below the mountains.

## Synonyms
- combe
- dale
- dell
- slade
- vale

## Derived Forms
- intervalley
- intravalley
- kyvalley
- lily-of-the-valley
- multivalley
- u-valley
- valley-girl
- valley-land
- valleyland
- valleyless
- valleylike
- valleyscape

## Related Forms
- abyss
- chasm
- dale
- dell
- glen
- gulf
- strath
- vale

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: valeye
- Root: valey
- Root: valee
- Root: vallēs

## Etymology
From Middle English valeye, valey, from Anglo-Norman valey, Old French valee (compare French vallée), from Latin vallēs/vallis. Doublet of vlei and vly. Displaced native dene, from dene and partially displaced native dale, from dæl.

## AI Etymology
Valley is from Middle English valeye, valey, from Anglo-Norman valey, Old French valee (compare French vallée), from Latin vallēs/vallis. Doublet of vlei and vly. Displaced native dene, from dene and partially displaced native dale, from dæl. The historical line also includes Middle English valeye, xno valey, Old French valee, Latin vallēs. In present-day use, it can mean a low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it. Derived formations include intervalley, intravalley, kyvalley, lily-of-the-valley, multivalley, u-valley, valley-girl, valley-land.

## Topics
- Nature & Landscape

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