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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 .