levelheaded

levelheaded
levelheaded also level-headed, 1869, from LEVEL (Cf. level) (adj.) + HEAD (Cf. head) (n.). The notion is of "balanced."

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  • levelheaded — index patient, prudent, rational, sane, sensible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • levelheaded — ☆ levelheaded [lev′əl hed′id ] adj. having or showing an even temper and sound judgment; sensible levelheadedly adv. levelheadedness n …   English World dictionary

  • levelheaded — adjective how did those nitwits end up with such levelheaded children? Syn: sensible, practical, realistic, prudent, pragmatic, wise, reasonable, rational, mature, judicious, sound, sober, businesslike, no nonsense, composed, calm, calm, cool …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • levelheaded — {adj. phr.} Having good common sense; practical; reasonable. * /What our office needs is a good, level headed manager./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • levelheaded — adjective Date: 1879 having or showing sound judgment ; sensible • levelheadedness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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