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)

(idiomatic) Sensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.
- 1909, Ralph Connor, The Foreigner, chapter 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

Derived terms

Translations

possessing sound judgement

Bulgarian: уравновесен (bg) (uravnovesen), здравомислещ (bg) (zdravomislešt)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
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
Hebrew: כֹּבֶד רֹאשׁ (he) m (kóved rosh)
Hungarian: higgadt (hu)
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)
Ukrainian: врівнова́жений m (vrivnováženyj), помірко́ваний m (pomirkóvanyj)

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