Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mid-level

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: mid-lev-el
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

At a medium level; neither high nor low in rank.

noun

A medium level.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"a mid-level official"
"The first of the two meticulously composed shots offers a medium-distance look at an individual man in the right foreground, the widescreen lens showing three industrial snow machines arranged at midlevel in the background."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- 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 English mid-level From mid- + level.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

midlevel (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

middling midlist high-level low-level

Synonyms

mid-tier mid-range

Questions

What does mid-level mean?: At a medium level; neither high nor low in rank.
Where does mid-level come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- 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 English mid-level From mid- + level.

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