ground level

noun

The level of the ground, the surface of the earth.

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street levelgradeground floorfirst floor
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Meanings

nounground level (countable and uncountable, plural ground levels)

plural ground levels

  1. attributivecountableoftenuncountableThe level of the ground, the surface of the earth.
  2. countableuncountableThe ground floor (of a building).

    Synonyms: street level

  3. countableuncountablenatural sciencesGround state, the stationary state of lowest energy of a particle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe ground floor (of a building).

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street level

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe height of the ground on which something stands

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grade
Broader
elevation

nounthe floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building

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ground floorfirst floor
Broader
floorlevelstorey
Also see
first floorgradeground floor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Bodenniveau, Erdegleiche
  • Bodenniveauthe level of the ground
  • Erdegleichethe level of the ground
  • Geländeoberflächethe level of the ground
Greek ισόγειο
  • ισόγειο (isógeio)the level of the ground
Norwegian Bokmål bakkenivå
  • bakkenivåthe level of the ground
Spanish nivel terrenal
  • nivel terrenalthe level of the ground
Cite this entry
APA

ground level. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20level

MLA

“ground level.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20level. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground level,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20level.

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