Usually means: Practical, humble, and straightforward demeanor.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word down-to-earth:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. down-to-earth: Merriam-Webster
  2. down-to-earth: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. down-to-earth: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. down-to-earth, down-to-earth: Collins English Dictionary
  5. down-to-earth: Vocabulary.com
  6. down-to-earth: Wordnik
  7. down-to-earth: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. down-to-earth: Wiktionary
  9. down-to-earth: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. down-to-earth: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. down-to-earth: Dictionary.com
  12. down-to-earth: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  13. down-to-earth: Rhymezone
  14. down-to-earth: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  15. down-to-earth: FreeDictionary.org
  16. down-to-earth: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. down-to-earth: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. down-to-earth: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. down-to-earth: Idioms

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American English Definition British English Definition
▸ adjective:  (idiomatic) Practical; realistic; pragmatic.
▸ adjective:  (idiomatic) Ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill.

Similar:
realistic, earthy, day-to-day, matter-of-fact, matter-of-factish, in the raw, downright, idiomatical, informal, plain-spoken, more...

Opposite:
impractical, unrealistic, fanciful

Types:
practical, sensible, level-headed, rational, unpretentious, matter-of-fact, more...

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Similar:
realistic, earthy, day-to-day, matter-of-fact, matter-of-factish, in the raw, downright, idiomatical, informal, plain-spoken, more...

Opposite:
impractical, unrealistic, fanciful

Types:
practical, sensible, level-headed, rational, unpretentious, matter-of-fact, more...



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