down-to-earthness
Lack of pretension
The quality of being practical, unpretentious, and grounded in ordinary reality.
Someone with down-to-earthness doesn't put on airs or lose themselves in abstraction: What I appreciate most about her is her down-to-earthness—she treats everyone the same.
The word is awkward enough that people often reach for alternatives like practicality or humility.
Quality of being useful
- commonsensePractical everyday reasoning
- sensiblenessPractical good judgment
- levelheadednessMental steadiness amid chaos
- reasonablenessQuality of being fair-minded
no-nonsense · matter-of-factness · straightforwardness · clear-headedness · judiciousness · shrewdness · workability · functionality
Absence of vanity
- unpretentiousnessAbsence of showiness
- simplicityLack of complexity
- humblenessState of being unpretentious
- self-effacementDownplaying one's importance
meekness · reserve · unassumingness · plainness · ordinariness · groundedness · authenticity · genuineness
State of being anchored
- factualnessAdherence to truth
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
frankness · plainspokenness · directness · bluntness · honesty · sincerity · sobriety · clear-eyed
Warm, welcoming disposition
- warmthHeat you feel
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- accessibilityEase of approach
- relatabilityQuality inviting connection
affability · geniality · congeniality · easygoingness · informality · sociability · amiability · cordiality
practicality
Quality of being useful
- commonsensePractical everyday reasoning
- sensiblenessPractical good judgment
- levelheadednessMental steadiness amid chaos
reasonableness · no-nonsense · matter-of-factness · straightforwardness · clear-headedness · judiciousness · shrewdness · workability · functionality · efficiency
modesty
Absence of vanity
- unpretentiousnessAbsence of showiness
- simplicityLack of complexity
- humblenessState of being unpretentious
self-effacement · meekness · reserve · unassumingness · plainness · ordinariness · groundedness · authenticity · genuineness
groundedness
State of being anchored
- factualnessAdherence to truth
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
candor · frankness · plainspokenness · directness · bluntness · honesty · sincerity · sobriety · clear-eyed · feet on the ground
friendliness
Warm, welcoming disposition
- warmthHeat you feel
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- accessibilityEase of approach
relatability · affability · geniality · congeniality · easygoingness · informality · sociability · amiability · cordiality · engagingness
down-to-earthnessgrandiosity
Exaggerated sense of importance
pretentiousness · arrogance · pomposity · self-importance · conceit
down-to-earthnessimpracticality
Being unworkable in reality
otherworldliness · idealism · abstraction · dreaminess · fancifulness
down-to-earthnessaffectation
Artificial behavior for effect
pretension · airs · preciousness · overrefinement · artificiality
down, earth, earthly, earthen, earthy, earthiness, unearthly, unearth, unearthed