leve

/ˈlebe/ · B2 · adj

mild, slight, light

🪶 leve sounds like LEH-veh, kin to levity and elevate: light, not heavy

Leve comes from Latin levis, meaning light in weight. The same root gives English levity, lever, and elevate. A leve problem carries little weight, so it is slight or minor.

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