What is another word for glen?

Pronunciation: [ɡlˈɛn] (IPA)

A glen is a narrow valley that is commonly associated with a stream. It is surrounded by hills and is typically a serene and peaceful place. Synonyms for the word "glen" include dell, dale, vale, hollow, and gully. A dell is a small valley or ravine, while a dale is a broader valley. A vale is a valley that is typically longer and wider than a glen. A hollow is a small valley that is surrounded by hills, while a gully is a narrow and steep-walled ravine that may or may not have a stream flowing through it. All of these words evoke the same image of a tranquil and picturesque valley that is worth exploring.

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  • Forward Entailment

    • Noun, singular or mass
      valley.
  • Other Related

    • Proper noun, singular
      glenn, Glyn.
    • Verb, base form
      glenn.

What are the hypernyms for Glen?

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What are the hyponyms for Glen?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for glen (as nouns)

What are the opposite words for glen?

Glen is a word that means a narrow valley, typically one that is wooded and has a stream running through it. Antonyms for the word glen include words like mountaintop, plateau, plain, desert, and arctic tundra. These words describe places that are vast and open, lacking the wooded shelter of a glen. While a glen is cozy and intimate, antonyms like mountaintop, plateau, and plain evoke a sense of openness and isolation. Antonyms like desert and arctic tundra imply extreme and harsh environments, in which survival is a challenge. Overall, antonyms for glen describe landscapes that are vastly different from the cozy wooded valleys that the word denotes.

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Usage examples for Glen

Something he had accidentally heard in a coffee-room-the chance mention by a traveller recently returned from Ireland-about a young lady of rank and fortune whom he had met hunting her own harriers alone in the wildest glen of Connemara, decided him to go over there, and, under the name of Mr. Barry, to visit the scenes of his youth.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
To my great delight an engraving of The Monarch of the glen and of Dignity and Impudence occupied the positions of honour upon the walls.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
Yet Hyde was keenly conscious of some mystical sympathy between himself and the lovely scenes through which he passed-conscious still more of it when the sun had set and the moon rose-dim and inscrutable-over the lonely way, and filled the narrow glen which was at the entrance to the Manor House full of brooding power.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr

Famous quotes with Glen

  • Her extreme reserve seemed impenetrable, yet she was intensely lovable; she invited confidence in her moral power. Few people have the gift of looking and smiling as she could look and smile. One of her rare expressive looks was something to remember through life, there was such a depth of soul and feeling, and yet a shyness of revealing herself—a strength of self-containment seen in no other. She was in the strictest sense a law unto herself, and a heroine in keeping to her law. She and gentle Anne were to be seen twined together as united statues of power and humility. They were to be seen with their arms lacing each other in their younger days whenever their occupations permitted their Union. On the top of a moor or in a deep glen Emily was a child in spirit for glee and enjoyment; or when thrown entirely on her own resources to do a kindness, she could be vivacious in conversation and enjoy giving pleasure. A spell of mischief also lurked in her on occasions when out on the moors. She enjoyed leading Charlotte where she would not dare to go of her own free-will. Charlotte had a mortal dread of unknown animals, and it was Emily’s pleasure to lead her into close vicinity, and then to tell her of how and of what she had done, laughing at her horror with great amusement
    Emily Brontë

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