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Idioms about level
Origin of level
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun, variant of livel, from Middle French, from unattested Vulgar Latin lībellum, for Latin lībella “plummet line, level,” diminutive of lībra “balance, scales”; the verb is derived from the noun
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1, 2. Level, even, flat, smooth suggest a uniform surface without marked unevenness. That which is level is parallel to the horizon: a level surface; A billiard table must be level. Flat is applied to any plane surface free from marked irregularities: a flat roof. With reference to land or country, flat connotes lowness or unattractiveness; level does not suggest anything derogatory. That which is even is free from irregularities, though not necessarily level or plane: an even land surface with no hills. Smooth suggests a high degree of evenness in any surface, especially to the touch and sometimes to the sight: as smooth as silk.
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British Dictionary definitions for level
level
/ (ˈlɛvəl) /
adjective
verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled
noun
Derived forms of level
levelly, adverblevelness, nounWord Origin for level
C14: from Old French livel, from Vulgar Latin lībellum (unattested), from Latin lībella, diminutive of lībra scales
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Medical definitions for level
level
[ lĕv′əl ]
n.
Relative position or rank on a graded scale, such as mental or emotional development.
A relative degree, as of intensity or concentration.
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