clearheaded C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled clear-headed US /ˌklɪrˈhɛdəd/ UK /ˌklɪəˈhɛdɪd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj thinking sensibly and without confusion Even in the crisis she stayed remarkably clearheaded. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · thinking sensibly and... lucidrationalsensiblelevel-headedsharpperceptiveastute ↔ Opposites confusedmuddledbefuddledaddled Word family Derived forms clearheadedness Related forms clearhead Etymology AI details A compound of clear (from Latin clarus, via Old French) + headed (from Old English heafod, 'head'). clarus Latin heafod Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # clearheaded **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌklɪrˈhɛdəd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌklɪəˈhɛdɪd/ ## Meanings 1. thinking sensibly and without confusion ## Examples - Even in the crisis she stayed remarkably clearheaded. ## Synonyms - lucid - rational - sensible - level-headed - sharp - perceptive - astute ## Antonyms - confused - muddled - befuddled - addled ## Derived Forms - clearheadedness ## Related Forms - clear - head ## Roots and Affixes - Root: clarus - Root: heafod ## Etymology A compound of clear (from Latin clarus, via Old French) + headed (from Old English heafod, 'head'). ## AI Etymology Clearheaded is a compound of clear (from Latin clarus, via Old French) + headed (from Old English heafod, 'head'). The historical trail runs through clarus in Latin and heafod in Old English. Morphologically, clearheaded is transparent: it is a compound of clear (from Latin clarus, via Old French) + headed (from Old English heafod, 'head'). Used as an adjective, clearheaded now means "thinking sensibly and without confusion", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as clearheadedness and related forms such as clear and head. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown