level headed

Syllable breakdown

Dictionary meaning

consistently calm, rational, and sensible in judgement and behaviour, particularly when others are losing composure or when circumstances are difficult and stressful; a level-headed person is one whose thinking is not distorted by strong emotions, impulsive reactions, or self-interest, and who can therefore be trusted to make sound decisions and give reliable counsel; the metaphor draws on the image of a spirit level, in which a perfectly horizontal instrument indicates a stable, undistorted baseline — applied to human character, it describes someone whose inner equilibrium remains undisturbed by external turbulence