A fork of Rural Dictionary
To be genuine, real or being yourself.
Even if a planet can be named after you, you should always remain down to earth.
1. sensible; practical 2. geniune
She's a really down to earth person
1. not caught up in superficial things (big houses, manicures, vera bradley...) 2. genuine 3. on the same wavelength as you are
Down to Earth Person: "I'm not paying $92 for that sweatshirt just because it's designer! That's crazy!"
someone who is down to earth is someone who is humble, unassuming and unpretentious
Just call me Bill says Prince William who is very down to earth.
In the context of non-Astronaut Earth-dwellers, this is a quality which refers to someone who is grounded without being in trouble. They have no choice but to consume and trust the information received from their senses. They attempt to understand what you're attempting to communicate and attempt to assure you that they are able to & capable of attempting to make sense of it. In contrast, those who hail from planetary bodies other than Earth, yet exhibit the same qualities, are often regarded as "alien".
That girl was out of this world! Good sense of humor; pretty smile. So down to Earth..
a vague, meaningless expression that a wide variety of people use to express an undefinable positive quality in an other
For instance: "Those two police officers were really down to earth, weren't they?" "This ski lodge has down to earth feel to it, don't you think?" "Rainbow is one of the most down to earth individuals I know." "Say what you want about George Bush, but he's a down to earth kinda guy." "The astronauts were the down to earth sort" "REI and Eddie Bauer outlets have a down to earth feel to them."