Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic)Honest(ly), sincere(ly), straightforward(ly), fair(ly).

    He looks like a used car salesman, but he's really on the level, so you can trust him.

  2. Synonym of on the square (“discreet reference to freemasonry”).

Examples

56 sentences

  1. We are on the same level.

    ruМы на одном и том же уровне. — odexed

    fekundulo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. That joke is offensive on so many levels.

    ruЭта шутка оскорбительна в очень многих смыслах. — Wayawa

    mailohilohi · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. Nothing is on the same level as God.

    Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  4. Let's show mercy, but on a global level.

    Nylez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  5. On whatever level, you can't compete with me.

    Nuel · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Origin

See the Citations page for examples showing the sense evolution.

See the Citations page for examples showing the sense evolution.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Synonyms

3 synonyms
honest, sincere, straightforward:above boardon the squareon the up and up

Antonyms

2 antonyms
honest, sincere, straightforward:askewcrooked

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
onA1onboard

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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