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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. Minnie John:

    I said,' Can I take a picture ?' and Julie Brown said,' Of course,' and gave me a big hug and we took a picture, they were so down to earth, so genuine, so sweet : Not at all how you might expect a big actor or a big doctor to be -- which they are. They were just so humble, so loving.

  2. Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton:

    They are bringing to the party different means of achieving the whole, he has the experience of knowing where the institution sits and seeing it evolve. The duchess brings this pragmatic awareness of what it’s like to be from a decent, down-to-earth family.

  3. Rae Lin:

    Lurou fan is the more ordinary and down-to-earth dish for any Taiwanese, from your mother's version of lurou fan to the one served in a restaurant, it's the one dish we truly can't live without.

  4. Helene Lipe:

    He's a real person. He just seems real, there's a sense of falseness to politicians. It's just his down-to-earth honesty.

  5. 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.


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