clear-headedadj.
1. Having a clear head; clear of intellect.
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the world > health and disease > mental health > [adjective]
in (one's right) witc1000
wittyc1000
wisec1290
well-tempered1340
reasonablec1400
safe1402
perfectc1440
well in (also of) one's witsa1450
right in one's geara1500
well-advised1532
sensed1549
unmad1570
well-advised1585
rational1598
solid1606
in one's (right) senses1613
formala1616
of (in) disposing mind or memory1628
compos mentis1631
righta1638
well-hinged1649
well-balanced1652
spacked1673
clear-headed1709
sane1721
unfantastic1794
unmaddened1797
pas si bête1840
lucid1843
unfantastical1862
clothed and in one's right mind1873
right-minded1876
ungiddy1904
clear1950
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [adjective] > showing clarity of vision
clear1340
well-sighteda1529
clear-eyed1530
quick-sighted1542
thorough-seeing1556
quick-eyed1561
(a person) of a far fetch1574
sharpsighted1583
clear-sighted1586
perspicacious1640
far-sighted1641
clear-headed1709
pellucid1813
far-seeing1837
1709 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1886) II. 308 He was certainly a very clear-headed Man.
1818–60 R. Whately Misc. Remains (1864) 145 A very clear-headed man must always perceive some of the truths which are generally overlooked.
1875 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (ed. 2) 15 One of the most clear-headed and hard-working men of his generation.
2. Characteristic of a clear head.
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the world > health and disease > mental health > [adjective] > characteristic of sanity
clear-headed1857
1857 W. Collins Dead Secret II. v. i. 95 Plain clear-headed common sense.
1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 282 Clear-headed calculations.
Derivatives
clear-ˈheadedness n.
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the world > health and disease > mental health > [noun]
healthc1000
in witc1000
i-mindOE
mindc1380
reasonc1405
wit-state?c1450
common sense1536
sense1536
senses1540
soundness1548
sanitya1616
wisdoma1616
mental health?1650
saneness1727
mens sana1853
balance1856
lucidity1874
clear-headedness1882
1882 Society 14 Oct. 18/2 I still survive to marvel at your clear-headedness.
1884 F. P. Cobbe in Contemp. Rev. Dec. 796 A man of..almost abnormal clear-headedness.
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adj.1709