down-to-earth

down-to-earth
adjective
sensible and practical
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has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem

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her earthy common sense

• Syn: ↑earthy
• Similar to: ↑realistic

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adj
commonsense, commonsensical, hard-headed, matter-of-fact, mundane, no-nonsense, plain-spoken, practical, realistic, sane, sensible, unsentimental, idealistic
≠ fantastic, impractical

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[adjective]
sensible, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense, plain-spoken, practical, realistic, sane, unsentimental

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▶ adjective PRACTICAL, sensible, realistic, matter-of-fact, responsible, reasonable, rational, logical, balanced, sober, pragmatic, level-headed, commonsensical, sane.
idealistic.

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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
: practical and straightforward : having no frills or foibles : realistic

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/down"tooh errth", -teuh-/, adj.
practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
[1925-30]
Syn. hard-headed, sensible, sober, pragmatic.

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downˈ-to-earthˈ adjective
1. Sensible
2. Practical
3. Realistic
4. Plain-speaking
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Main Entry: ↑down

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down-to-earth UK US adjective
practical and sensible
Thesaurus: sensible and reasonablesynonym someone who is intelligent or well informedhyponym

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down-to-earth «DOWN tuh URTH», adjective.
1. not fanciful; matter of fact; practical; realistic: »

a down-to-earth businessman. Conrad developed an appetite for adventure and daydreams which completely mystified his down-to-earth uncle (Wall Street Journal).

2. not lofty or haughty: »

His kind of down-to-earth campaigning goes well in the farm country (Newsweek).

–down´-to-earth´ness, noun.

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adj. with no illusions or pretensions; practical and realistic

a down-to-earth view of marriage

Derivatives:
down-to-earthness n.

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adj [more \down-to-earth; most \down-to-earth]
1 : informal and easy to talk to

a down-to-earth person

He's very down-to-earth despite his fame.

2 : practical and sensible

down-to-earth advice

Students liked the teacher's down-to-earth approach.


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