'Equipoise' definitions:
Definition of 'equipoise'
(from WordNet)
noun
Definition of 'Equipoise'
From: GCIDE
- Equipoise \E"qui*poise\, n. [Equi- + poise.]
- 1. Equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced, and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; -- said of moral, political, or social interests or forces. [1913 Webster]
- The means of preserving the equipoise and the tranquillity of the commonwealth. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- Our little lives are kept in equipoise By opposite attractions and desires. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Counterpoise. [1913 Webster]
- The equipoise to the clergy being removed. --Buckle. Equipollence
Synonyms of 'equipoise'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- balance,
- ballast,
- coequality,
- coextension,
- consideration,
- correspondence,
- counterbalance,
- counterpoise,
- counterweight,
- equality,
- equation,
- equilibrium,
- equipollence,
- equiponderance,
- equity,
- equivalence,
- equivalency,
- equivalent,
- evenness,
- give-and-take,
- identity,
- justice,
- levelness,
- likeness,
- makeweight,
- offset,
- par,
- parallelism,
- parity,
- poise,
- proportion,
- quid pro quo,
- setoff,
- something of value,
- stasis,
- symmetry,
- tit for tat