down-to-earth
[ doun-too-urth, -tuh- ]
/ ˈdaʊn tuˈɜrθ, -tə- /
adjective
practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
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Nearby words
down-easter, down-home, down-low, down-market, down-the-line, down-to-earth, downbeat, downburst, downcast, downcastly, downcome
Origin of down-to-earth
First recorded in 1925–30
SYNONYMS FOR down-to-earth
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British Dictionary definitions for down-to-earth
down-to-earth
adjective
sensible; practical; realistic
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