level

A2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement

US /ˈlɛvəl/ UK /ˈlɛv.l̩/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like revel /l/ vs /ɹ/

Freq #1286

Meanings

1

noun
A position on a scale that shows how much, how high, or how good something is.

The water rose to a dangerous level after the heavy rain.
2

noun
A floor of a building.

Her office is on the fifth level.
3

adj
Flat and even, with no part higher than another.

Make sure the shelf is level before you fix it to the wall.
4

noun
The height that something reaches.

The snow reached the level of my knees.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a position on a scale that... degree grade

2 noun · a floor of a building. floor storey story

Opposites

tiltedunbalanced uneven

Word family

Forms leveledlevelerlevelinglevelledlevellerlevellestlevellinglevels

Derived forms a-levelas-levelbi-levelbilevelblock-levelbrow-levelc-levelcore-leveldeep-leveldeleveldownleveleigenlevel

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰromder. Proto-Italic *līðrā? Latin lībra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin libella Old French nivel Old French livelbor. Middle English level English level From Middle English level, from Old French livel, liveau m, later nivel, niveau, from Latin libella f (“a balance, a level”), diminutive of libra f (“a balance, a level”); see libra, librate. Doublet of libella and niveau. The verb is from Middle English levelen, from the noun.

level Middle English livel Old French libella Latin levelen Middle English

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# level

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɛvəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlɛv.l̩/
**Frequency rank:** 1286

## Meanings
1. A position on a scale that shows how much, how high, or how good something is.
2. A floor of a building.
3. Flat and even, with no part higher than another.
4. The height that something reaches.

## Examples
- The water rose to a dangerous level after the heavy rain.
- Her office is on the fifth level.
- Make sure the shelf is level before you fix it to the wall.
- The snow reached the level of my knees.

## Antonyms
- tilted
- unbalanced
- uneven

## Derived Forms
- a-level
- as-level
- bi-level
- bilevel
- block-level
- brow-level
- c-level
- core-level
- deep-level
- delevel
- downlevel
- eigenlevel

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: level
- Root: livel
- Root: libella
- Root: levelen

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *-dʰromder. Proto-Italic *līðrā? Latin lībra Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin libella Old French nivel Old French livelbor. Middle English level English level From Middle English level, from Old French livel, liveau m, later nivel, niveau, from Latin libella f (“a balance, a level”), diminutive of libra f (“a balance, a level”); see libra, librate. Doublet of libella and niveau. The verb is from Middle English levelen, from the noun.

## AI Etymology
Level comes from Middle English level, from Old French livel, liveau m, later nivel, niveau, from Latin libella f (“a balance, a level”), diminutive of libra f (“a balance, a level”); see libra, librate. Doublet of libella and niveau. The verb is from Middle English levelen, from the noun. The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *leyH-, Proto-Indo-European *-dʰrom, Proto-Italic *līðrā?, Latin libella, Old French nivel, Old French livel, Middle English level, and English level.

## Topics
- Mathematics & Measurement

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