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Definitions for Unpoised
[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 Unpoised
poisedhover, wait, brood, stabilize, hang, support, float, steady, stand, position, hold, ballast
Words nearby Unpoised
poisedpointy, pointy-head, pointy-headed, poiret, poise, poised, poiser, poiseuille's law, poiseuille's space, poisha, poison
Origin of Unpoised
poise11350–1400; (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 Unpoised
un·poised , adjective
Word origin for Unpoised
poiseC20: named after Jean Louis Marie Poiseuille (1799–1869), French physician
Synonyms for Unpoised
afraid, anxious, apprehensive, hesitant, shaky, touchy, troubled, unsure, uptight, Delphic, choked, diffident, hanging by thread, jumpy, on thin ice, questioning, touch and go, unassured, unconfident, up in the air, vague