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Definitions for Poised

[1] (of a person) composed, dignified, and self-assured.
[2] being in balance or equilibrium: a balloon poised on the nose of a seal.
[3] teetering or wavering: to be poised on the brink of disaster.
[4] hovering or suspended in or as in midair: a bird poised in flight; a helicopter poised overhead.
[5] a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
[6] a dignified, self-confident manner or bearing; composure; self-possession: to show poise in company.
[7] steadiness; stability: intellectual poise.
[8] suspense or wavering, as between rest and motion or two phases of motion: the poise of the tides.
[9] the way of being poised, held, or carried.
[10] the state or position of hovering: the poise of a bird in the air.
[11] to adjust, hold, or carry in equilibrium; balance evenly.
[12] to hold supported or raised, as in position for casting, using, etc.: to poise a spear.
[13] to hold or carry in a particular manner: She walked, carefully poising a water jug on her head.
[14] Obsolete . to weigh.
[15] to rest in equilibrium; be balanced.
[16] to hover, as a bird in the air.
[17] self-possessed; dignified; exhibiting composure
[18] balanced and prepared for action a skier poised at the top of the slope
[19] composure or dignity of manner
[20] physical balance or assurance in movement or bearing
[21] the state of being balanced or stable; equilibrium; stability
[22] the position of hovering
[23] suspense or indecision
[24] to be or cause to be balanced or suspended
[25] (tr) to hold, as in readiness to poise a lance
[26] (tr) a rare word for weigh 1
[27] the cgs unit of viscosity; the viscosity of a fluid in which a tangential force of 1 dyne per square centimetre maintains a difference in velocity of 1 centimetre per second between two parallel planes 1 centimetre apart. It is equivalent to 0.1 newton second per square metre Symbol: P

Words related to Poised

hover, wait, brood, stabilize, hang, support, float, steady, stand, position, hold, ballast

Words nearby Poised

pointy, pointy-head, pointy-headed, poiret, poise, poised, poiser, poiseuille's law, poiseuille's space, poisha, poison

Origin of Poised

11350–1400; (noun) Middle English pois(e ) weight < Old French (French poids ) < Late Latin pēnsum, noun use of neuter past participle of Latin pendere to weigh; (v.) Middle English poisen to weigh < Old French poiser, variant, based on tonic stem, of peser < Latin pēnsāre, frequentative of pendere

Other words from Poised

un·poised , adjective

Word origin for Poised

C20: named after Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille (1799–1869), French physician

Synonyms for Poised

hover, wait, ballast, brood, float, hang, hold, position, stabilize, stand, steady, support, be ready