down-to-earth

[ doun-too-urth, -tuh- ]

adjective

1. practical and realistic:

   a down-to-earth person.

   Synonyms: pragmatic, sober, sensible, hardheaded

down-to-earth

adjective

1. sensible; practical; realistic

Word History and Origins

Origin of down-to-earth¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Related Words

• hardheaded
• no-nonsense
• plainspoken
• pragmatic
• realistic
• sensible
• sober