This bride is covering her face with a veil.
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Veil
//veɪl//
Synonyms for "veil" (187 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (38)
Strong matches (56)
Related words (93)
keep secretkeep snugkeep under coverkeep under wrapslame excuselay onlay overlight shieldlocus standimake no signmantillamantlemaskmasquerademufflemufflernever let onnot give awaynot telloath of secrecy
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obduceobfuscateoccultofficial secrecyostensible motiveoverlayovershadowoverspreadpallparasolpartial veilplay dumbpoor excusepretencepretensepretensionpretextprotestationpublic motiveput offput onput-offrefugerepressionscreenscumseal of secrecysecretesecuritysemblanceshadeshadershadowshamsheltershieldshowshroudshutshutterslur oversmoke screensmotheringspread overstalking horsestalking-horsestiflingstratagemsubmergesubterfugesunblindsunshadesuperimposesuperposesuppressiontransparencytransparent thingstrickumbrellavarnishveil of secrecyveilerveilingvestmentwhitewashwithholdwrapwrapsyashmak
Verb(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
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More general
10 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
5 entriesat location
1 entriesderived
12 entriesentails
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
6 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
35 entriesShowing 16 of 35 words.
similar
2 entriesTranslations
194 translations across 66 languages.
Albanian
4 entries- mbështjellëse noun (something to hide an object)
- mbështjellëse noun (covering for a person or thing)
- pëlhurë noun (something to hide an object)
- pëlhurë noun (covering for a person or thing)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- κάλυμμα noun (something to hide an object)
- κάλυμμα noun (covering for a person or thing)
Arabic
4 entries- بُرْقُع noun (covering for a person or thing)
- حِجَاب noun (covering for a person or thing)
- خِمَار noun (covering for a person or thing)
- لِثَام noun (covering for a person or thing)
Armenian
2 entries- շղարշ noun (covering for a person or thing)
- քող noun (covering for a person or thing)
Assamese
1 entries- ওৰণি noun (covering for a person or thing)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- pərdə noun (covering for a person or thing)
Belarusian
4 entries- апо́на noun (something to hide an object)
- вуа́ль noun (covering for a person or thing)
- вэ́лем noun (covering for a person or thing)
- вэ́люм noun (covering for a person or thing)
Bulgarian
4 entries- було noun (covering for a person or thing)
- воа́л noun (covering for a person or thing)
- заве́са noun (something to hide an object)
- покрива́ло noun (something to hide an object)
Catalan
4 entries- vel noun (something to hide an object)
- vel noun (covering for a person or thing)
- velar verb (dress in or decorate with a veil)
- velar verb (conceal with a veil)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 面紗 /面纱 noun (covering for a person or thing)
Czech
4 entries- rouška noun (something to hide an object)
- závoj noun (covering for a person or thing)
- halit verb (dress in or decorate with a veil)
- halit verb (conceal with a veil)
Danish
4 entries- dække noun (something to hide an object)
- slør noun (covering for a person or thing)
- dække verb (dress in or decorate with a veil)
- skjule verb (conceal with a veil)
Dutch
1 entries- sluier noun (covering for a person or thing)
Esperanto
2 entries- vualo noun (covering for a person or thing)
- vuali verb (dress in or decorate with a veil)
Estonian
1 entries- loor noun (covering for a person or thing)
Finnish
4 entries- harso noun (something to hide an object)
- huntu noun (covering for a person or thing)
- verho noun (something to hide an object)
- hunnuttaa verb (dress in or decorate with a veil)
French
4 entries- voile noun (something to hide an object)
- voile noun (covering for a person or thing)
- voiler verb (dress in or decorate with a veil)
- voiler verb (conceal with a veil)
Galician
4 entries- veo noun (something to hide an object)
- veo noun (covering for a person or thing)
- velar verb (dress in or decorate with a veil)
- velar verb (conceal with a veil)
Georgian
4 entries- ვუალი noun (covering for a person or thing)
- პირბადე noun (covering for a person or thing)
- რიდე noun (covering for a person or thing)
- საფარველი noun (something to hide an object)
German
4 entries- Schleier noun (covering for a person or thing)
- Vorhang noun (something to hide an object)
- verhüllen verb (dress in or decorate with a veil)
- verhüllen verb (conceal with a veil)
Greek
4 entries- βέλο noun (covering for a person or thing)
- πέπλο noun (something to hide an object)
- πέπλο noun (covering for a person or thing)
- πέπλος noun (covering for a person or thing)
Greenlandic
1 entries- kiinnamut saagoq noun (covering for a person or thing)
Hebrew
4 entries- כִּסּוּי noun (covering for a person or thing)
- כיסוי noun (covering for a person or thing)
- מִטְפַּחַת noun (covering for a person or thing)
- צָעִיף noun (covering for a person or thing)
Hindi
1 entries- घूँघट noun (covering for a person or thing)
Hungarian
4 entries- fátyol noun (something to hide an object)
- fátyol noun (covering for a person or thing)
- lepel noun (something to hide an object)
- fed verb (conceal with a veil)
Ido
3 entries- velo noun (something to hide an object)
- velo noun (covering for a person or thing)
- velizar verb (conceal with a veil)
Iranian Persian
4 entries- روبَنْد noun (covering for a person or thing)
- روبَنْدِه noun (covering for a person or thing)
- پَرْدِه noun (something to hide an object)
- پَرْدِه noun (covering for a person or thing)
Irish
2 entries- caille noun (covering for a person or thing)
- fial noun (covering for a person or thing)
Italian
1 entries- velo noun (covering for a person or thing)
Japanese
1 entries- ベール noun (covering for a person or thing)
Kazakh
2 entries- бетперде noun (covering for a person or thing)
- перде noun (covering for a person or thing)
Korean
1 entries- 베일 noun (covering for a person or thing)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- парда noun (covering for a person or thing)
Latin
4 entries- rīca noun (something to hide an object)
- rīcīnum noun (something to hide an object)
- vēlāmen noun (something to hide an object)
- vēlāmen noun (covering for a person or thing)
Latvian
1 entries- plīvurs noun (covering for a person or thing)
Lithuanian
1 entries- šydas noun (covering for a person or thing)
Macedonian
2 entries- вел noun (covering for a person or thing)
- превез noun (covering for a person or thing)
Māori
4 entries- kōpare noun (something to hide an object)
- kōpare noun (covering for a person or thing)
- kōpare verb (dress in or decorate with a veil)
- kōpare verb (conceal with a veil)
Norman
2 entries- vouaile noun (something to hide an object)
- vouaile noun (covering for a person or thing)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- slør noun (covering for a person or thing)
- tilsløre verb (conceal with a veil)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- دواق noun (covering for a person or thing)
- پرده noun (covering for a person or thing)
- یاشمق noun (something to hide an object)
- یاشمق noun (covering for a person or thing)
Piedmontese
1 entries- vel noun (covering for a person or thing)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schleia noun (covering for a person or thing)
Polish
4 entries- przesłona noun (something to hide an object)
- welon noun (covering for a person or thing)
- woalka noun (covering for a person or thing)
- zasłona noun (something to hide an object)
Portuguese
4 entries- véu noun (something to hide an object)
- véu noun (covering for a person or thing)
- velar verb (dress in or decorate with a veil)
- velar verb (conceal with a veil)
Punjabi
2 entries- گُھنْڈ noun (covering for a person or thing)
- ਘੁੰਡ noun (covering for a person or thing)
Romanian
3 entries- voal noun (covering for a person or thing)
- văl noun (covering for a person or thing)
- voala verb (conceal with a veil)
Russian
4 entries- вуа́ль noun (covering for a person or thing)
- заве́са noun (something to hide an object)
- покрыва́ло noun (something to hide an object)
- фата́ noun (covering for a person or thing)
Sanskrit
1 entries- वृणोति verb (conceal with a veil)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- brat noun (something to hide an object)
- brat noun (covering for a person or thing)
- sgàile noun (something to hide an object)
- sgàile noun (covering for a person or thing)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- vȅo noun (covering for a person or thing)
- ве̏о noun (covering for a person or thing)
Slovak
1 entries- závoj noun (covering for a person or thing)
Slovene
2 entries- pajčolan noun (covering for a person or thing)
- tančica noun (covering for a person or thing)
Spanish
4 entries- velete noun (covering for a person or thing)
- velo noun (something to hide an object)
- velo noun (covering for a person or thing)
- velar verb (conceal with a veil)
Swahili
4 entries- pazia noun (something to hide an object)
- shela noun (something to hide an object)
- shela noun (covering for a person or thing)
- veli noun (something to hide an object)
Swedish
2 entries- slöja noun (something to hide an object)
- slöja noun (covering for a person or thing)
Tagalog
1 entries- taong noun (covering for a person or thing)
Tajik
1 entries- парда noun (covering for a person or thing)
Tamil
2 entries- முக்காடு noun (covering for a person or thing)
- மூடி noun (something to hide an object)
Telugu
1 entries- ముఖవస్త్రము noun (something to hide an object)
Turkish
2 entries- duvak noun (covering for a person or thing)
- peçe noun (covering for a person or thing)
Ukrainian
4 entries- ве́льон noun (covering for a person or thing)
- вуа́ль noun (covering for a person or thing)
- заві́са noun (something to hide an object)
- запина́ло noun (something to hide an object)
Urdu
3 entries- پَرْدَہ noun (something to hide an object)
- پَرْدَہ noun (covering for a person or thing)
- گُھون٘گَٹ noun (covering for a person or thing)
Uzbek
1 entries- parda noun (covering for a person or thing)
Yiddish
1 entries- וועלאָן noun (covering for a person or thing)
Zazaki
1 entries- lecek noun (covering for a person or thing)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
It was night, and a veil of darkness covered the streets.
Source: tatoeba (1699461)
Clouds signify the veil of the Most High.
Source: tatoeba (3073733)
They were admirable things for the observer — excellent for drawing the veil from men’s motives and actions.
Source: tatoeba (3148041)
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