Well-balanced

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  well-balanced
       adj 1: in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium; "a
              well-balanced wheel"
       2: free from psychological disorder; "a well-adjusted
          personality" [syn: {well-adjusted}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  63 Moby Thesaurus words for "well-balanced":
     assured, balanced, coequal, collected, commonsense, composed,
     confident, cool, coolheaded, coordinate, equal, equanimous,
     equilateral, equilibrious, eurythmic, even, fast, fiducial,
     finished, firm, firm as Gibraltar, harmonious, imperturbable,
     in equilibrium, levelheaded, logical, philosophical, poised,
     practical, pragmatic, predictable, proportioned, rational,
     reasonable, recollected, regular, reliable, sane, secure,
     self-assured, self-confident, self-controlled, self-possessed,
     self-restrained, sensible, sober, sober-minded, solid, sound,
     stable, steadfast, steady, substantial, symmetric, together,
     unflappable, unflinching, uniform, unshakable, unwavering,
     well-set, well-set-up, without nerves