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low vs level

level vs low

low and level both are nouns.

low and level both are adjectives.

low and level both are verbs.

low is an adverb but level is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
low Yes Yes Yes Yes
level Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, level is a hypernym of low; that is, level is a word with a broader meaning than low:
  • low: a low level or position or degree
  • level: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
Other hypernyms of low include degree, grade.
low (noun) level (noun)
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
a low level or position or degree a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
height above ground
an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
low (adjective) level (adjective)
being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension of the score in a contest
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount being on a precise horizontal plane
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency not showing abrupt variations
of the most contemptible kind having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
filled with melancholy and despondency oriented at right angles to the plumb
subdued or brought low in condition or status
low or inferior in station or quality
no longer sufficient
very low in volume
unrefined in character
low (verb) level (verb)
make a low noise, characteristic of bovines become level or even
talk frankly with; lay it on the line
direct into a position for use
aim at
make level or straight
tear down so as to make flat with the ground
low (adverb) level (adverb)
in a low position; near the ground
Difference between low and level

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