Poise Definition
poiz
poised, poises, poising
verb
poised, poises, poising
To balance; keep steady.
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To be suspended or balanced.
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To suspend.
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To cause to be ready or about to do something.
She is poised to win the nomination.
American Heritage
To hover.
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noun
poises
Balance; stability.
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Ease and dignity of manner; self-assurance; composure.
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Carriage; bearing, as of the body or head.
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The condition of being calm or serene.
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A suspension of activity in a condition of balance.
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Antonyms:
- excitedness
Origin of Poise
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Middle English poisen to balance, weigh from Old French peser pois- from Vulgar Latin pēsāre from Latin pēnsāre (s)pen- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From a combination of Anglo-Norman pois, Middle French pois (“weight") and Anglo-Norman poise, Middle French poise (“measure of weight").
From Wiktionary
French after Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille (1799–1869), French physician and physiologist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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