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1. (adj.) poised
composed, dignified, and self-assured.
2. poised
being in balance or equilibrium.
3. poised
hovering or suspended in or as if in midair:
a bird poised in flight.
Etymology: (1635–45)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) poised
marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action
"a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer"
2. (adj) collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed
in full control of your faculties
"the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble"
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1. poised
of Poise
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Sense: staying in a state of balance and stillness
The car was poised on the edge of the cliff.
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 Afrikaans: gebalanseer |
 Arabic: مُتوازِن |
 Bulgarian: балансиран |
 Brazilian: equilibrado |
 Czech: vyvážený, nehybně visící |
 German: im Gleichgewicht sein |
 Danish: i ligevægt |
 Greek: ισορροπημένος |
 Spanish: equilibrado |
 Estonian: tasakaalus |
 Farsi: قرار گرفته |
 Finnish: tasapainossa |
 French: enéquilibre (sur) |
 Hebrew: תָלוּי |
 Hindi: अनश्चित |
 Croatian: sigurnog držanja |
 Hungarian: egyensúlyi helyzetben |
 Indonesian: dalam keadaan seimbang |
 Icelandic: grafkyrr (hangandi) |
 Italian: in equilibrio |
 Japanese: 静止して |
 Korean: 균형상태로 정지한 |
 Lithuanian: pakibęs |
 Latvian: būt līdzsvara/miera stāvo |
 Malay: tenang dan yakin |
 Dutch: in evenwicht |
 Norwegian: balansert, i likevekt |
 Polish: nieruchomy |
 Persian: قرار گرفته |
 Pashto: ځاى پر ځاى شوې |
 Portuguese: equilibrado |
 Romanian: în echilibru |
 Russian: находящийся в состоянии р |
 Slovak: nehybne visiaci |
 Slovenian: v ravnotežju |
 Serbian: balansirati |
 Swedish: balanserande |
 Thai: ที่ทรงตัวได้ |
 Turkish: dengede |
 Taiwanese: 平衡的 |
 Ukrainian: балансуючий |
 Urdu: توازن برقرار ہونے کي حالت |
 Vietnamese: trạng thái thăng bằng |
 Chinese: 平衡的 |
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