Meaning & use

vale

noun·Advanced

A valley, especially one that is broad and open; used mainly in poetic or literary writing.

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The old church stood alone in a quiet vale surrounded by rolling green hills.

Mist gathered in the vale each morning before the sun burned it away.

A note on using this word

Vale survives mainly in place names, poetry, and formal or old-fashioned writing rather than everyday speech.

Words with a similar meaning

valleydale

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