balance
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.Examples: "But civilized man is quite a different animal, and when he wipes out an entire city or levels a forest, he is no longer working within the natural balance of things."Synonyms: equilibriumuncountable
2. (uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.uncountable
3. (literally or figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.Examples: "These weights are used as a balance for the overhanging verandah."; "Blair thought he could provide a useful balance to Bush's policies."countablefigurativelyliterallyuncountable
4. (uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.Synonyms: disinterest, even-handedness, fairness, impartiality, neutrality, nonpartisanshipuncountable
5. (uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.Examples: "The balance of power finally lay with the Royalist forces."; "I think the balance of opinion is that we should get out while we're ahead."; "The shift in the balance of power online has allowed anyone to publish to the world, from dispirited teenagers in south London to an anonymous cyber-dissident in a Middle East autocracy."uncountable
6. (uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).uncountable
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.transitive
2. (transitive, figurative) To make (concepts) agree.Examples: "the Proteus Principle helps to qualify and balance the concepts of narrators and of narrative situations as previously developed in classical studies by G erard Genette and Franz Stanzel."figurativelytransitive
3. (transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.Examples: "I balanced my mug of coffee on my knee."; "The circus performer balances a plate on the end of a baton."transitive
4. (transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.Examples: "Ballance the Good and Evil of Things."; "Mr. Morrison's ruling to reopen the station as a shelter was given after he had balanced the relative dangers of flooding and bombing."transitive
5. (transitive, dance) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.Examples: "to balance partners"transitive
6. (nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.Examples: "to balance the boom mainsail"
Definition source: Wiktionary