'Poised' definitions:
Definition of 'poised'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action; "a gull in poised flight"; "George's poised hammer"
adjective
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" [syn: collected, equanimous, poised, self-collected, self-contained, self-possessed]
Definition of 'Poised'
From: GCIDE
- Poise \Poise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Poised, ; p. pr. & vb. n. Poising.] [OE. poisen, peisen, OF. & F. peser, to weigh, balance, OF. il peise, il poise, he weighs, F. il p[`e]se, fr. L. pensare, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See Poise, n., and cf. Pensive.] [Formerly written also peise.]
- 1. To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance. [1913 Webster]
- Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky; Nor poised, did on her own foundation lie. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To counterpoise; to counterbalance. [1913 Webster]
- One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh. [1913 Webster]
- He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise the weight, and discern the evidence. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To weigh (down); to oppress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'poised'
From: GCIDE
- balanced \bal"anced\ adj. being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; -- opposite of unbalanced. the carefully balanced seesaw a properly balanced symphony orchestra a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history a balanced blend of whiskeys the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers [Narrower terms: {counterbalanced, counter-balanced, counterpoised}; well-balanced; poised] [Related terms: stable --- (maintaining equilibrium)] [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'poised'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apoise,
- arrogant,
- assured,
- balanced,
- calm,
- cocksure,
- collected,
- composed,
- confident,
- controlled,
- convinced,
- cool,
- decided,
- determined,
- dignified,
- easy,
- easygoing,
- equanimous,
- equibalanced,
- equilibrious,
- equiponderant,
- equiponderous,
- hovering,
- hubristic,
- imperturbable,
- levelheaded,
- overconfident,
- oversure,
- overweening,
- persuaded,
- placid,
- pompous,
- positive,
- possessed,
- prepared,
- proud,
- ready,
- reassured,
- recollected,
- reserved,
- secure,
- sedate,
- self-assured,
- self-confident,
- self-controlled,
- self-important,
- self-possessed,
- self-reliant,
- self-restrained,
- serene,
- staid,
- sure,
- suspended,
- symmetric,
- teetering,
- together,
- tottering,
- tranquil,
- trembling,
- unafraid,
- undoubting,
- unfaltering,
- unflappable,
- unhesitating,
- unruffled,
- unwavering,
- waiting,
- wavering,
- well-balanced,
- wobbling