common touch
Down-to-earth manner
Common touch is the ability to relate easily to ordinary people, especially when possessed by someone of high status or authority.
A politician with the common touch can chat comfortably with factory workers or farmers without seeming condescending or awkward.
Despite his wealth, he never lost the common touch.
The phrase often implies authenticity rather than calculated populism, though it can be used skeptically when the connection seems performed.
Force between poles
- charmAttractive personal quality
- appealFormal review request
- likabilityQuality of being pleasant
- presenceState of being somewhere
warmth · affability · people person · crowd-pleaser · rapport · connection · star quality · sparkle
Easy to engage with
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- accessibleAble to be reached
- personableAgreeable in manner
everyman · folksy · humble · genuine · sincere · unaffected · regular guy · man of the people
Concern for others' distress
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- caringShowing kind concern
kindness · humanity · heart · concern · consideration · attentiveness · listening · feeling
Source of creative impulse
- influencePower to affect others
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- accessibilityEase of approach
servant leadership · leading by example · visibility · connection · team-building · morale · trust-building · delegation
Voice of the people
- massesBulk or populace
- rank-and-fileOrdinary organization members
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
majority · egalitarianism · anti-elitism · solidarity · movement · coalition-building · rallying · mobilization
magnetism
Force between poles
- charmAttractive personal quality
- appealFormal review request
- likabilityQuality of being pleasant
presence · warmth · affability · people person · crowd-pleaser · rapport · connection · star quality · sparkle · engaging
approachable
Easy to engage with
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- accessibleAble to be reached
personable · everyman · folksy · humble · genuine · sincere · unaffected · regular guy · man of the people · salt of the earth
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
caring · kindness · humanity · heart · concern · consideration · attentiveness · listening · feeling · intuition
inspiration
Source of creative impulse
- influencePower to affect others
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
accessibility · servant leadership · leading by example · visibility · connection · team-building · morale · trust-building · delegation · hands-on
vox populi
Voice of the people
- massesBulk or populace
- rank-and-fileOrdinary organization members
- baseSupporting bottom structure
mainstream · majority · egalitarianism · anti-elitism · solidarity · movement · coalition-building · rallying · mobilization · tent revival
- approachabilityfriendliness, warmth, openness, accessibility, affability
common touchaloofness
Emotional unavailability, standoffishness
elitism · inaccessibility · remoteness · standoffishness · detachment
common touchsnobbery
Pretentious social superiority
snobbishness · pretentiousness · affectation · condescension · haughtiness
common, touch, commonly, commonness, commonality, commons, commoner, commonplace, uncommon