Clearheadedness

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  • noun. The quality of being clearheaded.
  • Word Usage
    "This is not to quarrel with statistics which place the convict's intelligence quotient nearly as high as that of his counterpart in free society; it is merely to say that he lacks the particular quality of mind -- call it clearheadedness and plain common sense -- which would let him think in an orderly manner and arrive at sensible conclusions."