veil

/veɪl/

nounverbveil

Think: “V-E-I-L is a VEIL”—the letters E and I stand side-by-side like a thin layer covering something.

Yes, it's veil. Remember the vowel team is **ei** (not **ie**): v + **ei** + l.

Definitions

  1. nouna piece of thin material worn to cover the face or head, especially by a bride
  2. nounsomething that covers, hides, or disguises something else
  3. verbto cover, hide, or conceal (something)

Examples

  • “The bride lifted her veil before the ceremony began.”
  • “A thin veil of fog drifted over the lake at sunrise.”
  • “He tried to veil his disappointment with a polite smile.”

Synonyms

coverconcealmentscreenmaskshroud

Antonyms

revealuncoverexpose

Translations

ES veloPT véuFR voile

Common misspellings

valevailvileveeleveelvielveill

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