well-balanced

3 definitions found

well-balanced - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

well-balanced - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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, well-balanced]

well-balanced - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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