'down-to-earth' definitions:

Definition of 'down-to-earth'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Sensible and practical; "has a straightforward down-to- earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense" [syn: down-to-earth, earthy]

Definition of 'down-to-earth'

From: GCIDE
  • down-to-earth \down-to-earth\ adj. facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory. Opposite of idealistic, unrealistic, impractical, and pie-in-the-sky.
  • Syn: hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic. [WordNet 1.5] Downtrod