The state of being well or evenly balanced (literal and figurative). Also: remoteness from extremes, moderation.

Balance, poise, equilibrium; the action of balancing or holding something poised. Now rare (English regional in later use).

equal (also even) poise: the condition of being equally weighted on both sides; balance, equilibrium. Now rare.

The state of being balanced; equilibrium.

The state of being balanced or in equipoise; equipoise, balance.

equal, even scale (poetic): a just balance; also, a condition of equilibrium or indecision.

= equilibrium, n.

Balance, equilibrium; stability. Now rare except in technical uses.

Poise, balance.

A condition in which two (or more) opposing forces balance each other; equilibrium. Of things imponderable.

The state or condition of being equally balanced; equilibrium.

In physical sense: The condition of equal balance between opposing forces; that state of a material system in which the forces acting upon the…

Equality or equal distribution of weight; a condition of perfect balance or equilibrium. in material things.

A state of being evenly balanced.

= equiponderance, n.

Equality of weight; equilibrium.

Physics and Engineering. Absence of motion; equilibrium, stability; (also) a stationary position. Frequently in point of repose, position of repose…

= equilibrium, n.

gen. Inactivity; stagnation; a state of motionless or unchanging equilibrium.