vale
Literary lowland term
Vale is a literary or poetic word for a valley, typically suggesting a broad, gentle depression between hills rather than a steep gorge.
It survives mainly in place names, poetry, and the formal farewell phrase vale of tears, which characterizes earthly life as a place of sorrow and hardship.
The word appears occasionally in fantasy literature and elevated prose where authors seek an archaic or romantic tone.
One who tends flocks
- flockAnimals gathered together
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
countryside · meadow · rustic · homestead · pastureland · herding · crook · sheepfold
Kept out of sight
- shelteredKept safe from harm
- remoteDistant or controller
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
- cloisteredSheltered from outside contact
retreat · sanctuary · refuge · haven · hideaway · enclave · nestled · protected
glen
Narrow wooded valley
basin · gorge · canyon · ravine · glade · lowland · bottomland · gulch · combe · dingle
shepherd
One who tends flocks
idyllic · countryside · meadow · rustic · homestead · pastureland · herding · crook · sheepfold · husbandry
hidden
Kept out of sight
- shelteredKept safe from harm
- remoteDistant or controller
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
cloistered · retreat · sanctuary · refuge · haven · hideaway · enclave · nestled · protected · quiet
farewell
Leave-taking expression
leave-taking · departure · ending · closure · swan song · send-off · au revoir · adios · epilogue · finale
landscape
Visible features of terrain
- vistaPleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- picturesqueVisually pleasing, paintable
viewpoint · scenery · horizon · terrain · overlook · prospect · tableau · backdrop · rolling hills · verdure
- Spanish-Portuguese wordsbueno, grande, nuevo, alto, largo
- landformsmountain, cliff, volcano, mountain ridge, hill
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- farewellsgoodbye, farewell, bye, adieu, bye-bye
- mountain featurespeaks, peak, ridges, summit, slopes
- nature featuresglen, dale, gorge, basin, meadow
- Silicon ValleyBay Area tech corridor
- peaks and valleysAlternating extremes of experience
- valley floorsLow terrain between heights
- valley of deathDeadly gorge or passage
- Death ValleyBelow-sea-level California desert
- valley girlUptalk-using suburban teen
valley, evaluate, evaluation, valleys, valorous, convalesce, devaluation, valedictory, evaluative