Meaning
The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
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.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 26 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-19VELNOPR
- 2026-06-28VDEGILN
- 2026-04-29VATEGLO
- 2026-03-21EILNPUV
- 2026-02-13LDENOUV
- 2026-02-04VDNIELY
- 2025-12-19VTAPIEL
- 2025-09-06VCDELPO
- 2025-07-03LEUMITV
- 2025-06-30LAUHEPV
- 2025-05-31LYAVEBO
- 2025-03-06VALECIT
+14 earlier appearances in the archive.