Webster's 1828 Dictionary
POISED
pp. Balanced; made equal in weight; resting in equilibrium.
New American Oxford Dictionary
poised
poised |poizd pɔɪzd | ▶adjective having a composed and self-assured manner. • having a graceful and elegant bearing.
Oxford Dictionary
poised
poised |pɔɪzd | ▶adjective having a composed and self-assured manner. • having a graceful and elegant bearing.
Oxford Thesaurus
poised
poised adjective a very poised young woman: self-possessed, self-assured, composed, assured, self-controlled, cool-headed, calm, cool, {cool, calm, and collected }, at ease, tranquil, serene, unperturbed, unruffled, impassive, nonchalant, confident, self-confident, dignified, equable, imperturbable, suave, urbane, elegant; informal together, unfazed, unflappable; rare equanimous. ANTONYMS excited, flustered; inelegant.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
poised
poised 形容詞 比較なし 1 〖be ~〗 «…の間で » 不安定だ, さまよっている «between » .2 〖be ~〗宙に浮いている .3 〖be ~〗 «…の /…する » 用意 [覚悟 ]ができている «for /to do » .4 落ち着きのある .