tuˈɜrθ, -tə- adjective
practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person.
Origin:
1925–30
1925–30
Synonyms
hard-headed, sensible, sober, pragmatic.
hard-headed, sensible, sober, pragmatic.
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| down-to-earth | |
| —adj | |
| sensible; practical; realistic | |
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Down-to-earth
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
down-to-earth
also down to earth, as an adj. phrase, attested from 1932.
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