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Vale vs Dingle - What's the difference?

vale | dingle | Synonyms |

Vale is a synonym of dingle.


As a verb vale

is to be worth.

As a proper noun dingle is

a harbour town in county kerry ireland, and the peninsula on which it stands.

vale

English

Etymology 1

(etyl), from (etyl) , from (etyl) vallis, valles

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mostly, poetic) A valley.
  • * (rfdate) Harte
    • In those fair vales , by nature formed to please, / Where Guadalquiver serpentines with ease
  • * , Hymn 214'', ''The Issues of Life and Death ,
    • Beyond this vale of tears / There is a life above,
  • * 19th c , ,
    • "Make me a cottage in the vale ," she said, / "Where I may mourn and pray.
    Synonyms
    * (valley) dale ** See also
    Antonyms
    * (valley) hill

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (usually, seen in obituaries) Farewell.
    • Vale , Sarah Smith
    Related terms
    * valediction * valiant

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    dingle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.
  • * 1954 , , Chapter 4
    • Turning to the left and skirting this huge hedge Treebeard came in a few strides to a narrow entrance. Through it a worn path passed and dived suddenly down a long steep slope. The hobbits saw that they were descending into a great dingle , almost as round as a bowl, very wide and deep, crowned at the rim with the high dark evergreen hedge.

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