clearheadedness

noun

Definition of clearheadednessnext
as in lucidity

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  1. lucidity
  2. normalcy
  3. health
  4. wisdom
Noun
  • The prosecutor, an Assistant District Attorney named Jennifer Sprague, presented new details about the case that were meant to illustrate Lindsay’s lucidity on the day of the killings.
    Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • His huge run against the Broncos is a victorious moment, undercut immediately by a hard hit that leaves him disoriented, drifting in and out of lucidity even hours later.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of lucidity
Noun
  • The hideouts are intended to give a little bit of normalcy to troops very close to the front lines.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • That is the perfect distillation of the franchise right there, for a character who craved normalcy and companionship and an actor whose role as a dad helped shape these films.
    Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of normalcy
Noun
  • Local health officials are working to reach everyone who may have had contact with the infected individual, and they are expected to do so in this case, said Preston Merchant, a spokesman for the San Mateo County health department.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Since 2013, Hoskin has been transplanting armoured mist frogs from the surviving population into new, similarly sunny habitats and closely monitoring the health of these new colonies.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of health
Noun
  • In her debut monograph, ten Have shares some of her wisdom by articulating four principles for styling, demonstrated by imagery from four seasons.
    Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The former New York Giants quarterback will impart wisdom about how his skills under center have translated to the boardroom.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of wisdom
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