level-headed

See also: levelheaded and level headed

English

Alternative forms

• level headed, levelheaded

Etymology

level +‎ headed

Pronunciation

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Adjective

level-headed (comparative more level-headed, superlative most level-headed)

1. (idiomatic) Sensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.
   • 1909, Ralph Connor, The Foreigner, ch. 7:

     I urge you to weigh calmly, deliberately, as cool, level-headed Canadians, the evidence produced by the prosecution.

Usage notes

• Often having the connotation of remaining calm, composed, and careful, of not acting out of reflex or excessive emotion.

Synonyms

• calm, deliberative, stable

Antonyms

• fiery, hotheaded, impetuous, rash

Translations

possessing sound judgement

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• Dutch: wijs (nl), weloverwogen (nl)
• Finnish: järkevä (fi), maltillinen (fi)
• German: besonnen (de), überlegt (de), vernünftig (de), ausgeglichen (de), umsichtig (de), kühlen Kopf bewahrend, unaufgeregt
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• Polish: zrównoważony (pl) m, opanowany (pl) m
• Portuguese: com a cabeça no lugar
• Romanian: cumpătat (ro), cu scaun la cap (popular), judicios (ro)
• Russian: здравомы́слящий (ru) (zdravomýsljaščij), рассуди́тельный (ru) (rassudítelʹnyj)
• Spanish: juicioso (es) m