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   Down-to-earth

   adjective

   • 1. with no illusions or pretensions; practical and realistic: "a down-to-earth view of marriage"

   Derivatives

   • 1. down-to-earthness noun

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   Down-to-earth definition: practical and realistic. See examples of DOWN-TO-EARTH used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of down-to-earth. adjective. sensible and practical. “has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem” synonyms: earthy. objectivist, objectivistic, realistic. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Down-to-earth."

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   DOWN-TO-EARTH definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of down-to-earth in English. down-to-earth. adjective. approving us / ˌdaʊn.tuːˈɝːθ / uk / ˌdaʊn.tuːˈɜːθ / Add to word list. C1. practical, reasonable, and friendly: She's a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wise and sensible.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdown to earth adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Check pronunciation: down to earth. Definition of down to earth adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does the phrase down to earth mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the phrase down to earth. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the phrase down to earth? About 0.4 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

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   DOWN-TO-EARTH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary. Meaning of down-to-earth – Learner’s Dictionary. down-to-earth. adjective. uk / ˌdaʊntuˈɜːθ / us. Add to word list Add to word list. practical and realistic. (Definition of down-to-earth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of down-to-earth.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˌdown-to-ˈearth adjective practical and direct in a sensible honest way Fran’s a friendly, down-to-earth person. a chef with a down-to-earth approach to cooking Examples from the Corpus down-to-earth • She's sophisticated, but also practical and down-to-earth.