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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.

ChatGPT

  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. Lettie Davis:

    We love him, he’s down to earth, which I really like. And he has a lot to offer from his past, with his mom and all that. So he’s like the rest of us.

  2. Stephanie Malone:

    He's great, he's going through his phone, showing us pictures of his dog, his granddaughter. He seems very personable, down to earth.

  3. Adrian Ajao:

    He was a very nice guy, down-to-earth, liked by everyone around him.

  4. Vice President Joe Biden:

    I never thought she was a prohibitive favorite, i don't think she ever thought she was a prohibitive favorite. So I think it's, you know, everything's sort of coming down to Earth.

  5. 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.


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