clearheadedness

noun

as in lucidity

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  1. lucidity
  2. normalcy
  3. normality
  4. soundness
  5. healthiness
  6. health
  7. healthfulness
  8. wholesomeness
Noun
  • To catch them in a moment of lucidity and bring them to the free clinic already felt like a lucky break.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026
  • Albert Camus did not believe that lucidity required indifference.
    — The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Definition of lucidity
Noun
  • On 45 acres in Cedartown, there's a place where kids can have a second chance at being a kid and finding a sense of normalcy.
    — Rashad Williams, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Others did well, of course, only for profits to collapse when some semblance of normalcy returned.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of normalcy
Noun
  • By the time the world returned to relative normality, her priorities had shifted.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But coming out of a pandemic that had robbed players of normality, a few days extra at the best tournaments felt doable, given the financial payoff.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of normality
Noun
  • This project might strike you as dystopian and disturbing, or exciting and encouraging – and its ethical soundness comes down to a few key factors, several experts told CNN.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Some states require private schools participating in voucher programs to demonstrate some form of financial soundness.
    — Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
Definition of soundness
Noun
  • Unfortunately, Americans have proved themselves to be suckers for packaging that conveys a food’s healthiness, Bragg said.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
Definition of healthiness
Noun
  • Why freeze eggs Elective egg freezing can offer more flexibility and control over reproductive health.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Many health workers have gone on strike to protest not being paid for their work since the outbreak was declared.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of health
Noun
  • Then there are loaves that look like the picture of health, conveying a sense of healthfulness with their dark coloration and crusts covered with inviting tidbits.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 26 July 2026
  • Protein Bars While protein is a go-to food for weight loss, the healthfulness of protein bars varies significantly.
    — Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 4 July 2026
Definition of healthfulness
Noun
  • Emma’s resistance to the bland wholesomeness of recovery spaces speaks to a familiar cultural trope across media, in films and television shows; that sobriety is where flamboyance goes to die.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • But after seven episodes wearing down the viewer with a bleak perspective, in the season finale, Euphoria pulls itself out of its own somber patterns to reach for grace and mercy in Christian symbolism, American wholesomeness, and the concept of family.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 June 2026
Definition of wholesomeness
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