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well-ˈbalanced, ppl. a.
This is prob. the true reading (as suggested by Rowe) in Shakes. Meas. for M. iv. iii. 104, for ‘weale-ballanc'd’ of the Folios.
1. Exactly poised or equilibrated.
1629Milton Hymn Nativ. xii, While the Creator Great His constellations set, And the well-ballanc't world on hinges hung.
2. Having an orderly or harmonious disposition of parts.
1859J. White Hist. France 69 A tumultuous republic of knights and barons had become a well-balanced kingdom.
3. Having or betokening a good balance of the mental faculties; sane and sensible; not flighty or eccentric.
1861Buckle Civiliz. II. vi. 424 Hutcheson..rightly supposed, that an admiration of every kind of beauty..is essential to a complete and well-balanced mind. 1890Besant Demoniac i. 7 A perfectly healthy, steady, and well-balanced young man. 1912World 7 May 679/1 Mr. Long's speech was a practical, well-balanced, and thoroughly sane fighting speech. |