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adjective
- 1. with no illusions or pretensions; practical and realistic: "a down-to-earth view of marriage"
1. : practical. down-to-earth traveling tips. 2. : unpretentious. surprised to find the movie star so down-to-earth. down-to-earthness noun. Synonyms. demure. humble. lowly. meek. modest. unassuming. unpretentious. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of down-to-earth in a Sentence.
practical, reasonable, and friendly: She's a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Wise and sensible. be a victory for common sense idiom. cannily. canny. clear-headedly. judiciously. level-headed. longsightedness. reasonableness. reasoned. responsibility. responsible. responsibly. thinking.
practical and direct in dealing with people: The players like the coach because he’s down-to-earth and honest with them. (Definition of down-to-earth from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of down-to-earth.
Down-to-earth definition: practical and realistic. See examples of DOWN-TO-EARTH used in a sentence.
If you say that someone is down-to-earth, you approve of the fact that they concern themselves with practical things and actions, rather than with abstract theories.
If you're practical and unpretentious, your friends might describe you as down-to-earth. When a movie star is known for being unassuming and friendly, you can also call them down-to-earth.
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.
simple. reasonable. sensible. realistic. practical. prosaic. objective. Antonyms: excitable. excited.
DOWN-TO-EARTH meaning: practical and realistic. Learn more.
Definition of down to earth adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
