Word: level Part of Speech: noun 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 -la Latin libella 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. Pronunciation: /ˈlɛvəl/, [ˈlɛvəl] ~ [ˈlɛvl̩] 1. A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Hand me the level so I can tell if this is correctly installed. 2. A distance relative to a given reference elevation. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: By the end of the day, we'd dug down to the level of the old basement floor. 3. Degree or amount. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything. In a moment she had dropped to the level of a casual labourer. Example: In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra–wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised. 4. Achievement or qualification. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: She achieved a high level of distinction. 5. Distance from the root node of a tree structure. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Many of the levels change over time, from day to night or from one location to another, and some undergo a total transformation. Example: It took me weeks to get to level seven. Watch out for the next level; the bad guys there are really overpowered. 7. A numeric value given to a character (or other element of a game) that represents its relative power, challenge or eligibility to do things, used as a game mechanic to govern progression through a game. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: My half-orc barbarian reached fifth level before he was squashed by a troll. 8. A floor of a multi-storey building. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Take the elevator and get off at the promenade level. 9. An area of almost perfectly flat land. Labels: UK, countable, uncountable Example: The troops grow mutinous—the revenue fails— There’s something rotten in us—for the level Of the State slopes, its very bases topple, The boldest turn their backs upon themselves! 10. A school grade or year. Labels: Singapore, countable, uncountable 11. One of the specific values which may be taken by a categorical variable. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The most common level of the colour variable is red. The other levels are blue and green. 12. age (especially used by cosplayers and TikTok users Labels: Internet, countable, uncountable