Standard Lemma guide

vale

intj · name · noun · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • väʹlā
  • /ˈvɑːleɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • vāl
  • /veɪl/
  • [veɪɫ]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪl
  • homophone: veil
  • homophone: vail
  • homophone: Vail
  • CMU ARPABET: V EY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Farewell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: usually seen in obituaries

Examples

  • Vale, Sarah Smith

Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

Port Vale FC.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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3

name

Meaning 3

A place in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

name

Meaning 4

A place in the United States:

A small area of Catawba County, North Carolina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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5

name

Meaning 5

A place in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, North Carolina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

name

Meaning 6

A place in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Malheur County, Oregon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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7

name

Meaning 7

A place in the United States:

A census-designated place and township in Butte County, South Dakota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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8

name

Meaning 8

A place in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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9

name

Meaning 9

A small settlement near Cornholme, Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9126).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10

name

Meaning 10

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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11

noun

Meaning 11

A valley.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: poetic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dale, valley, combe, dell, slade, vale

Antonyms: hill

12

noun

Meaning 12

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: valley

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: natural depression, depression

Narrower terms: dale, glen, gully, hollow, holler, nullah, ravine, rift valley, Nemea, Loire Valley, San Fernando Valley, San Joaquin Valley, Shenandoah Valley

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin valē, singular imperative of valeō (“be well”).

From Middle English vale, from Old French val (“valley”), from Latin vallis, valles. Displaced native Old English dell.