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level-headed

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Sensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cool-headed, deliberative, even-tempered, stable, calm, steady, collected, composed, equable, equanimous, equanimitable, even-keeled, even-minded, imperturbable, laid-back, level-headed, mellow, pacate, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, phlegmatic, placid, quiescent, quiet, relaxed, roolie, sedate, serene, still, tranquil, unexcited, unfazed, unflappable, unflustered, unperturbable, unruffable, unruffled, untumultuous

Antonyms: fiery, flappable, hotheaded, impetuous, rash

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

exercising or showing good judgment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • healthy scepticism
  • a healthy fear of rattlesnakes
  • the healthy attitude of French laws
  • healthy relations between labor and management
  • an intelligent solution
  • a sound approach to the problem
  • sound advice
  • no sound explanation for his decision

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, sound

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From level + headed.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: уравновесен (uravnovesen) — possessing sound judgement
  • Bulgarian: здравомислещ (zdravomislešt) — possessing sound judgement
  • Chinese Mandarin: 穩健 /稳健 (wěnjiàn) — possessing sound judgement
  • Dutch: wijs — possessing sound judgement
  • Dutch: weloverwogen — possessing sound judgement
  • Finnish: järkevä — possessing sound judgement
  • Finnish: maltillinen — possessing sound judgement
  • German: besonnen — possessing sound judgement
  • German: überlegt — possessing sound judgement
  • German: vernünftig — possessing sound judgement
  • German: ausgeglichen — possessing sound judgement
  • German: umsichtig — possessing sound judgement
  • German: kühlen Kopf bewahrend — possessing sound judgement
  • German: unaufgeregt — possessing sound judgement
  • Hebrew: כֹּבֶד רֹאשׁ (kóved rosh) — possessing sound judgement
  • Hungarian: higgadt — possessing sound judgement
  • Norwegian: besindig — possessing sound judgement
  • Polish: zrównoważony — possessing sound judgement
  • Polish: opanowany — possessing sound judgement
  • Portuguese: com a cabeça no lugar — possessing sound judgement
  • Romanian: cumpătat — possessing sound judgement
  • Romanian: cu scaun la cap — possessing sound judgement
  • Romanian: judicios — possessing sound judgement
  • Russian: здравомы́слящий (zdravomýsljaščij) — possessing sound judgement
  • Russian: рассуди́тельный (rassudítelʹnyj) — possessing sound judgement
  • Spanish: juicioso — possessing sound judgement
  • Ukrainian: урівнова́жений (urivnováženyj) — possessing sound judgement
  • Ukrainian: врівнова́жений (vrivnováženyj) — possessing sound judgement
  • Ukrainian: помірко́ваний (pomirkóvanyj) — possessing sound judgement