level

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
  2. noun a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
  3. noun a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

Etymology

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.

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Synonyms

degree, grade

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