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level-headed

adj

Etymology

From level + headed.

  1. inherited from *káput✻ — “head”
  2. inherited from *haubudą✻ — “head”
  3. inherited from *haubud✻
  4. inherited from hēafod — “head; top; leader; origin”
  5. inherited from efd
  6. suffixed as headed — “head + ed”
  7. compounded as level-headed — “level + headed”

Definitions

  1. Sensible

    Sensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.

    • I urge you to weigh calmly, deliberately, as cool, level-headed Canadians, the evidence produced by the prosecution.
    • I'm very happy that the community around me is relatively level headed and usually within reason.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA