grounded

[ groun-did ]

adjective

1. mentally or emotionally balanced; having a peaceful, practical, or realistic outlook:

   His more grounded, common-sense view of the situation was a helpful counter to my flights of fancy.

   I love being around them, because they're really grounded.

2. Aeronautics. (of an aircraft) being brought or restricted to the ground because of bad weather, the unsatisfactory condition of the aircraft, etc.

   Grounded flights have cost airlines in excess of $2 billion this year alone.

3. Electricity. having a conducting connection between an electric circuit or equipment and the earth or some other conducting body:

   This equipment must be plugged into a grounded outlet.

grounded

/ ˈɡraʊndɪd /

adjective

1. sensible and down-to-earth; having one's feet on the ground

Other Words From

• ground·ed·ly adverb
• ground·ed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of grounded¹

First recorded in 1955–60; ground ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Planes were grounded, construction work halted, and car honking discouraged as the Suneung, an eight-hour university placement exam billed as one of the toughest in the world, kicked off on Thursday.

From BBC

In an odd twist the photo was first published on Telegram by the former opposition journalist Roman Protasevich, who was arrested when his Ryanair flight over Belarus was forcibly grounded.

From BBC

The winds were so fierce that retardant-dropping aircraft were grounded, at least temporarily.

From Los Angeles Times

For him, "Southern society revived the genius of medieval civilization" and even surpassed it by imposing a racial hierarchy confirmed by ideas grounded in "science."

From Salon

At the end of the talks I give about the early African American liberal tradition, I remind people that many of these thinkers, despite the severity of their circumstances, remained committed to bringing about change through political processes grounded in the liberal principles that inspired America’s founding documents.

From Salon

Related Words

• ashore
• marooned
• stranded
• wrecked