Idioms for level

Origin of level

1300–50; Middle English (noun and v.), variant of livel (noun) < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *lībellum, for Latin lībella plummet line, level, diminutive of lībra balance, scales; for formation, see castellum

SYNONYMS FOR level

1, 2 flush. 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.
19 smooth, flatten.
21 raze, demolish, destroy.
23 equalize.
26 direct.

OTHER WORDS FROM level

Example sentences from the Web for unlevel

  • The Village of Varennes lies dark and slumberous; a most unlevel Village, of inverse saddle-shape, as men write.

    The French Revolution |Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for unlevel (1 of 2)

unlevel
/ (ʌnˈlɛvəl) /

adjective

not level
unfair or inequitable; giving one person or group an unfair advantage an unlevel playing field

British Dictionary definitions for unlevel (2 of 2)

level
/ (ˈlɛvəl) /

adjective

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

noun

Derived forms of level

levelly, adverb levelness, noun

Word Origin for level

C14: from Old French livel, from Vulgar Latin lībellum (unattested), from Latin lībella, diminutive of lībra scales

Medical definitions for unlevel

level
[ lĕvəl ]

n.

Relative position or rank on a graded scale, such as mental or emotional development.
A relative degree, as of intensity or concentration.

Idioms and Phrases with unlevel

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