grounded
grounded Lexical Profile
grounded Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Mentally and emotionally stable; sensible, realistic, and unpretentious.
"Despite her sudden rise to fame, she remained remarkably humble and grounded."
Firmly based or established on solid facts, principles, or evidence.
"Her conclusions are well grounded in decades of empirical research."
North American Subjected to parental punishment by being forbidden to leave home or participate in social activities.
"He was grounded for two weeks after coming home long past his curfew."
Prevented from flying due to mechanical issues, severe weather, or official orders (of an aircraft or pilot); or stranded on a reef, shoal, or shore (of a ship).
"Hundreds of passengers waited in the terminal while the entire fleet remained grounded by the blizzard."
North American Connected to the earth or a conducting body to safely discharge excess electrical current.
"Always plug heavy appliances into a properly grounded three-prong outlet."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed as the participial adjective of the verb 'ground', which derives from Old English 'grund' (bottom, foundation, or earth's surface). The aviation sense of keeping an aircraft on the ground emerged in the 1920s and was extended to parental discipline in American English by the 1940s.