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Sensible planet's responsibility?
Answer for the clue "Sensible planet's responsibility? ", 13 letters:
down-to-earth
Alternative clues for the word down-to-earth
Word definitions for down-to-earth in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context idiomatic English) practical; realistic; pragmatic.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense" [syn: earthy ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
down-to-earth \down-to-earth\ adj. facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory. Opposite of idealistic , unrealistic , impractical , and pie-in-the-sky . Syn: hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also down to earth , as an adjectival phrase, attested from 1932.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB more ▪ I never met a more down-to-earth young woman in my life. ▪ Yazzie's approach is much more down-to-earth . ▪ That feat could not be achieved without making Maurice more down-to-earth than he was. EXAMPLES ...
Usage examples of down-to-earth.
The Neo-Confucianists in China had started out to do the very same thing and had ended in producing intellectual syntheses that were far removed from the down-to-earth humanism of Confucianism and the sages of early China.
The professionals, who almost certainly surpassed them in cryptanalytic expertise, concentrated on the down-to-earth problems of the systems that were then in use but are now outdated.
The mix of abstract and practical down-to-earth ideas would not have been recognised by early humans.
The film had a new, liberated attitude towards sex, not the hypocritical titillation of Tinseltown but a gritty, down-to-earth, Lawrentian approach in keeping with the changing times.
He was a down-to-earth guy, a very regular person as recent presidents went.
In fact, in private, Kennedy berated his technical advisors for not producing recommendations for more tangible, down-to-earth scientific spectaculars, such as desalinating seawater.
The future he delineates is practical, down-to-earth, and filled with details.
As the initial funders had died off and the enthusiasm of the dedicated artsy money had waned and endowment had been sought in more down-to-earth quarters, the curricular emphasis had switched to other arenas.
During her rides, she gradually noticed less of the raw beauty and paid more attention to down-to-earth matters like the condition of the grass or fences, and the amount of water around.
I would have given a lot to be able to walk into the Hotel Rogge, sit down at Ashton's table, and have a down-to-earth chat with him.
Best of all, she's created a uniquely down-to-earth heroine in Sookie and an otherworldly charmer in Sookie's beau, Bill.