down-to-earth
US/ˌdaʊn.ɾəˈɚθ/
down-to-earth adjective: practical; realistic; pragmatic.
Adjective
down-to-earth
- Practical; realistic; pragmatic.
- He had a down-to-earth attitude that translated into a straightforward, but effective strategy.
- Synonyms:
- have one's feet on the ground, earth-bound
- Ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill.
- "I'm sorry, but I'm not going to devote any of tonight's news to evil monkey shenanigans unless you can find something more down to earth to focus your report on."2009 January 20, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009
- Relatable is to TikTok what aspirational was to Instagram—its most salient, sought-after quality. It signals a down-to-earth, democratic appeal.2020 July 20, Carina Chocano, “Not So Bored in the House”, in Vanity Fair
down-to-earth meaning in Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada and Tagalog
down-to-earth in Hindi
- down-to-earth, practical
- दुनियादार duniyādār
down-to-earth in Malayalam
- realistic, practical, sensible
- യാഥാർധ്യബോധമുള്ള, മണ്ണിൽ ചവിട്ടി നടക്കുന്ന, യാഥാർത്ഥ്യബോധ നിഷ്ഠമായ, പ്രായോഗികബുദ്ധിയുള്ള, പ്രായോഗികമായ, വിവേകമുള്ള
down-to-earth in Kannada
- ವ್ಯಾವಹಾರಿಕ, ವಾಸ್ತವಿಕತೆಯಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ, ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ
down-to-earth in Tagalog
- practical; realistic
- praktikal
Synonyms of down-to-earth
- have one's feet on the ground
- earth-bound
Antonyms
- have one's head in the clouds
- out of touch
Forms of down-to-earth
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Words formed from down-to-earth
Questions about down-to-earth
- What does down-to-earth mean?
- Down-to-earth means practical; realistic; pragmatic.
- What is down-to-earth in Hindi?
- Down-to-earth in Hindi is दुनियादार (duniyādār). See Down-to-earth meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is down-to-earth?
- Down-to-earth is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce down-to-earth?
- Down-to-earth is pronounced /ˌdaʊn.ɾəˈɚθ/ (US).
Words near down-to-earth in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: down-to-earth (page history and authors); दुनियादार (Hindi) (page history and authors); down-to-earth (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); down-to-earth (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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