level-headed
reasonable and calm
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
GOOGLE INDEX
level-headed: approximately 800,000 Google hits
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The eldest of three children, the Duchess of Cambridge was educated at the exclusive Marlborough College in Wiltshire, where she was described as LEVEL-HEADED, popular and talented, and captained the school hockey team.
(BBC News)
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As always, there are attractive opportunities for those in the insurance game who can afford to take a more LEVEL-HEADED, longer term approach.
(The Post, online insurance industry portal)
level-headed: approximately 800,000 Google hits
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The eldest of three children, the Duchess of Cambridge was educated at the exclusive Marlborough College in Wiltshire, where she was described as LEVEL-HEADED, popular and talented, and captained the school hockey team.
(BBC News)
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As always, there are attractive opportunities for those in the insurance game who can afford to take a more LEVEL-HEADED, longer term approach.
(The Post, online insurance industry portal)
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level-headed
adjective
- calm and able to deal easily with difficult situations
(Cambridge Dictionaries)
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The adjective level-headed (also written levelheaded) is a late 19th century term that is based on the notion of a balanced (level) mind or disposition (head). The word level ultimately derives from the Latin "libra" (balance, scale, a unit of weight) while head stems from the Old English" heafod" (top of the body).
Level-headed is just one of a wide range of adjectives that end in "headed" and which are used to describe a personality. Below is a list of the more common ones:
- bigheaded = arrogant, conceited (He became bigheaded after being promoted to sales manager)
- hardheaded, pigheaded = stubborn, inflexible (She may be hardheaded/pigheaded at times, but she will get the job done)
- hotheaded = tending to react quickly and angrily (Keep him away from the customers because he can be hotheaded)
- boneheaded, knuckleheaded = stupid (That was a boneheaded mistake)
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SYNONYMS
calm, collected, cool, composed, even-tempered, judicious, practical, rational, reasonable, sensible, steady, wise
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"The new head of the workers' council is very level-headed."
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adjective
- calm and able to deal easily with difficult situations
(Cambridge Dictionaries)
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The adjective level-headed (also written levelheaded) is a late 19th century term that is based on the notion of a balanced (level) mind or disposition (head). The word level ultimately derives from the Latin "libra" (balance, scale, a unit of weight) while head stems from the Old English" heafod" (top of the body).
Level-headed is just one of a wide range of adjectives that end in "headed" and which are used to describe a personality. Below is a list of the more common ones:
- bigheaded = arrogant, conceited (He became bigheaded after being promoted to sales manager)
- hardheaded, pigheaded = stubborn, inflexible (She may be hardheaded/pigheaded at times, but she will get the job done)
- hotheaded = tending to react quickly and angrily (Keep him away from the customers because he can be hotheaded)
- boneheaded, knuckleheaded = stupid (That was a boneheaded mistake)
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SYNONYMS
calm, collected, cool, composed, even-tempered, judicious, practical, rational, reasonable, sensible, steady, wise
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"The new head of the workers' council is very level-headed."
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Thanks to Harald for suggesting today's word!
