DOWN-TO-EARTH

Meaning of DOWN-TO-EARTH in English

If you say that someone is ~, you approve of the fact that they concern themselves with practical things and actions, rather than with abstract theories.

...her sincerity and her ~ common sense...

ADJ approval

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DOWN-TO-EARTH — adjective Date: 1932 practical , unpretentious , ~ness noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOWN-TO-EARTH — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : practical and straightforward : having no frills or foibles : realistic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN-TO-EARTH — /down"tooh errth", -teuh-/ , adj. practical and realistic: a down-to-earth person. [ 1925-30 ] Syn . hard-headed, sensible, sober, pragmatic.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN TO EARTH — practical, realistic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOWN-TO-EARTH — Date: 1932 1. : practical down-to-earth traveling tips 2. : unpretentious surprised to find the movie star so down-to-earth • …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOWN-TO-EARTH — Function: adjective Date: 1932 1 : PRACTICAL < down-to-earth traveling tips> 2 : UNPRETENTIOUS <surprised to find the movie star …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DOWN TO EARTH — ■ adjective practical and realistic. Derivatives down-to-earthness noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOWN-TO-EARTH — [down-to-earth] adj (1932) 1: practical "~ traveling tips" 2: unpretentious "surprised to find the movie star so ~"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOWN-TO-EARTH — down-to-earth BrE AmE ˌdaʊn tu ˈɜːθ ◂ AmE \ -ˈɝːθ ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOWN TO EARTH — adjective ( approving ) sensible and practical, in a way that is helpful and friendly
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN-TO-EARTH — ˌdown-to-ˈearth BrE AmE adjective practical and direct in a sensible honest way: Fran’s a friendly, down-to-earth person. a chef with …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN-TO-EARTH — If you say that someone is down-to-earth , you approve of the fact that they concern themselves with practical things …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN-TO-EARTH — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB more ▪ I never met a more down-to-earth young woman in my life. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOWN-TO-EARTH — Synonyms and related words : earthy, hard, hard-boiled, hardheaded, matter, matter-of-fact, positivistic, practical, practical-minded, pragmatic, pragmatical, rational, realist, realistic, reasonable, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN-TO-EARTH — {adj.} Showing good sense; practical. * /The committee's first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was …
Slang English vocab
DOWN-TO-EARTH — Function: adjective Synonyms: REALISTIC , hard, hard-boiled, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, practical, pragmatic, sober, unfantastic, unidealistic
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DOWN-TO-EARTH — adjective Synonyms: realistic , hard, hard-boiled, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, practical, pragmatic, sober, unfantastic, unidealistic
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN-TO-EARTH — See ↑ SENSIBLE 1
Longman Activator English vocab
DOWN-TO-EARTH — 25B6; adjective PRACTICAL, sensible, realistic, matter-of-fact, responsible, reasonable, rational, logical, balanced, sober, pragmatic, level-headed, commonsensical, sane. idealistic.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DOWN-TO-EARTH — {adj.} Showing good sense; practical. * /The committee's first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was …
Словарь английских идиом
DOWN-TO-EARTH — sensible and practical Her mother is a very down-to-earth person.
English Idioms vocab
DOWN TO EARTH — humble, not proud (See also the salt of the earth ) I like Mrs. Wilson because she's so down to …
English Idioms vocabulary
DOWN-TO-EARTH — adj. Showing good sense; practical. The committee's first plan for the party was too fancy, but the second was more …
American Idioms English vocabulary
DOWN-TO-EARTH — прил. практический, практичный, утилитарный Syn : practical упавший до предела, предельно низко (предельно) популярный, рассчитанный на неподготовленного читателя или слушателя; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOWN-TO-EARTH — Умеренный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DOWN-TO-EARTH — Трезвый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DOWN-TO-EARTH — Здравый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DOWN TO EARTH — Реалистичный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DOWN-TO-EARTH — down-to-earth.ogg ͵daʋntəʹɜ:θ a 1. упавший до предела, предельно низко 2. (предельно) популярный, рассчитанный на неподготовленного читателя или слушателя; не требующий …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOWN-TO-EARTH — прил.практический, практичный, утилитарный Syn:practical
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DOWN TO EARTH — (a) популярный; рассчитанный на неподготовленного читателя; упавший до предела
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DOWN TO EARTH — (0) не требующий специальной подготовки; предельно низко
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DOWN-TO-EARTH — a 1. упавший до предела, предельно низко 2. (предельно) популярный, рассчитанный на неподготовленного читателя или слушателя; не требующий специальной подготовки …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DOWN-TO-EARTH — a 1. упавший до предела, предельно низко 2. (предельно) популярный, рассчитанный на неподготовленного читателя или слушателя; не требующий специальной подготовки …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOWN TO EARTH — реалистичный, совершенно, полностью
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DOWN TO EARTH — реалистичный, совершенно, полностью
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DOWN-TO-EARTH — прил. практический, практичный, утилитарный Syn: practical
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DOWN-TO-EARTH — прил. практический, практичный, утилитарный Syn: practical
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DOWN-TO-EARTH — _a. практический
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DOWN-TO-EARTH — a. практический
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DOWN-TO-EARTH — прил. практический, практичный, утилитарный Syn : practical упавший до предела, предельно низко (предельно) популярный, рассчитанный на неподготовленного читателя или слушателя; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EARTH — I Third planet in distance outward from the Sun . Believed to be about 4.6 billion years old, it is …
Английский словарь Британика
EARTH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English doun hill, from Old English dūn; akin to Middle Dutch dūne …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EARTH
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — down 1 /down/ , adv. 1. from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWN — I. ˈdau̇n adverb Etymology: Middle English doun, from Old English dūne, short for adūne, of dūne, from a- (from of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EARTH — noun the people on the globe. 2. earth ·noun a plowing. 3. earth ·vi to burrow. 4. earth ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
DOWN — adj downcast; as, a down look. 2. down ·adv from a remoter or higher antiquity. 3. down ·vt to cover, …
Webster English vocab
EARTH
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EARTH — terrestrial body whose solid surface, abundant waters, and oxygen-rich atmosphere have combined to create conditions suitable for life. This article …
Britannica English vocabulary
EARTH — / ɜːθ; NAmE ɜːrθ/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. (also Earth , the Earth ) [ U , sing. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWN — / daʊn; NAmE / adverb , preposition , verb , adjective , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EARTH
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWN — I. down 1 S1 W1 /daʊn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A LOWER POSITION to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EARTH
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EARTH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOWN — adv., prep., adj., v., & n. adv. (superl. downmost) 1 into or towards a lower place, esp. to the ground …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EARTH
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — 1. adv., prep., adj., v., & n. --adv. (superl. downmost) 1. into or towards a lower place, esp. to the …
Oxford English vocab
DOWN — I. PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES /daʊn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EARTH
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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