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Princeton's WordNet

  1. down-to-earth, earthyadjective

    sensible and practical

    "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense"

Wiktionary

  1. down-to-earthadjective

    Practical; realistic; pragmatic.

    He had a down-to-earth attitude that translated into a straightforward, but effective strategy.

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  1. down-to-earth

    Down-to-earth refers to someone or something that is practical, realistic, grounded, simple, and unpretentious. It characterizes people who are straightforward and sincere, without being overly complex or sophisticated. It can also relate to ideas or plans that are sensible and realistic, rather than impractical or fanciful.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of down-to-earth in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of down-to-earth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of down-to-earth in a Sentence

  1. Larry Hogan:

    I ’m not going to have the highest name ID and I ’m not going to have the most money, but I really enjoy meeting people and I won my state by shaking everybody’s hand three times and going to every single town hall, i did 380 some events. I answered every question. I went to every county fair and festival. I ’m Larry Hogan of Maryland addresses and I ’m kind of a down to earth, tell-it-like-it-is guy. And I think that’s ideally suited for people in New Hampshire. Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland addresses the audience at.

  2. Packer Gage:

    She starts out having some benefits of gender because she is something different, but then starts to feel like a typical politician and gets back down to earth, you do see her starting to frame her campaign as a campaign for women, but that's a narrow campaign, not a winning campaign. You aren't going to win 100% of women.

  3. Mark Zalcman:

    I don't think he [Schock] represents the values of our district very well, he seems to be more interested in raising a lot of money and traveling to Saudi Arabia. This is a farming area and people here would rather see a more down to earth person.

  4. Tom Barlow:

    He was a genius and very down to earth, my mother, who is 87, is a big fan. She said what she likes about him is that he has an edge. Sometimes it is controversial, but that is what makes him real.

  5. Linda Solomon:

    She was the heart and soul of our city. She did everything for our city, she once said when I'm not on stage, I am Linda Solomon next door. I would see Aretha Franklin at Kroger's. I went to the cashier and said,' Did you see Aretha in the produce aisles ?' She said,' She's always here.' She was down to earth, she was unassuming, she was wonderful to work with.


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