Synonyms for dell

Most common

glen · vale · dingle

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A small, deep, and wooded valley or sunken area of ground, especially in the form of a natural hollow.

Related words

Phrases

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Forms

Plural

dells → valleys, dingles, vales, dales…

Example sentences

• glen Follow that path down the glen till you get to the loch.
• vale Knowest thou whence thou comest through the forest vale?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

dale¹, glen¹, vale¹

6 letters

valley², canyon², ravine², dingle²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (valley² = 2 syllables).