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单词 down-to-earthness
释义

down-to-earth

adjective

ˈdau̇n-tü-ˈərth How to pronounce down-to-earth (audio)
1
: practical
down-to-earth traveling tips
2
: unpretentious
surprised to find the movie star so down-to-earth
down-to-earthness noun

Synonyms

  • demure
  • humble
  • lowly
  • meek
  • modest
  • unassuming
  • unpretentious
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Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

down-to-earthness

noun

as in meekness
the absence of any feelings of being better than others we were pleasantly surprised by the quiet down-to-earthness and self-deprecating humor of the billionaire

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • meekness
  • humility
  • humbleness
  • demureness
  • modesty
  • directness
  • lowliness
  • quietness
  • naïveté
  • ingenuousness
  • passivity
  • deference
  • submissiveness
  • naivete
  • acquiescence
  • timidity
  • naiveté
  • timidness
  • reservedness
  • plainness
  • compliance
  • sheepishness
  • diffidence
  • submission
  • bashfulness
  • resignedness
  • simpleness
  • shyness
  • reserve
  • mousiness
  • retiringness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • arrogance
  • pomposity
  • imperiousness
  • attitude
  • pompousness
  • superciliousness
  • egotism
  • conceit
  • loftiness
  • pretentiousness
  • hauteur
  • egoism
  • superiority
  • peremptoriness
  • haughtiness
  • pride
  • pretension
  • presumptuousness
  • assumption
  • assertiveness
  • pretence
  • pridefulness
  • pretense
  • lordliness
  • boldness
  • brashness
  • bumptiousness
  • aggressiveness
  • cheekiness
  • cocksureness
  • audaciousness
  • cockiness
  • forwardness
  • swagger
  • huffiness
  • overconfidence
  • sauciness
  • impudence
  • temerity
  • brassiness
  • boastfulness
  • cheek
  • disdain
  • nerve
  • condescension
  • impertinence
  • insolence
  • vanity
  • flamboyance
  • swash
  • toploftiness
  • scorn
  • ostentatiousness
  • vaingloriousness
  • showiness
  • ostentation
  • self-complacency
  • self-importance
  • self-satisfaction
  • self-opinion
  • self-centeredness
  • self-assumption
  • self-glorification
  • self-conceit
  • chest-thumping
  • self-partiality
  • self-applause
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