mid-level

adjective

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

“a mid-level official”

Similar
mid-tiermid-range
OriginEnglish level ← Middle English level ← Old French live →
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Meanings

adjectivemid-level (not comparable)

alternative midlevel

  1. not comparableAt a medium level; neither high nor low in rank.

    a mid-level official

    Synonyms: mid-tier, mid-range

nounmid-level (uncountable)

alternative midlevel

  1. uncountableA medium level.

    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.

    2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 60

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
mid-tiermid-range
Also see
mid-tier

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyH-
  12. Proto-Italic*līðrā?
  13. Latinlībra
  14. Latinlibella
  15. Old Frenchlive
  16. Middle Englishlevel
  17. Englishlevel
  18. Englishmid-level

From mid- + level.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“mid-level.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mid-level. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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

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