SELF-POISE

Meaning of SELF-POISE in English

[self-poise] n (1854): the quality or state of being self-poised

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

SELF-POISE — noun Date: 1854 the quality or state of being ~d
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELF-POISE — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : the quality or state of being self-poised
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF-POISE — noun Date: 1854 : the quality or state of being self-poised
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF-POISE — Pronunciation: - ' po ̇ iz Function: noun Date: 1854 : the quality or state of being self-poised
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POISE — n. equilibrie; v. equilibrar
English interlingue dictionary
POISE — I. verb (~d; poising) see: pensive Date: 1598 transitive verb 1. balance , to hold supported or suspended without motion …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SELF — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self …
Английский словарь Британика
SELF — I. ˈself, ˈseu̇f, South often ˈse(ə)f pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self, seolf, sylf; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POISE — I. ˈpȯiz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English poisen (also, to weigh), from Middle French pois-, stem of peser, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SELF- — combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Old English self-, seolf-, sylf-, from self, seolf, sylf, pron. & adjective 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POISE — (n.) To weigh (down); to oppress.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — (n.) To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — (n.) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — (n.) To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — (n.) To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — (v.) That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
Английский словарь Webster
POISE — ( n. ) To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF- — a combining form of self and variously used with the meanings "of the self" ( self-analysis ) and "by oneself …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — /self/ , n. , pl. selves , adj., pron., pl. selves , v. n. 1. a person or thing referred …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POISE — poise 1 /poyz/ , n. , v. , poised, poising . n. 1. a state of balance or equilibrium, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SELF — I. ˈself, Southern also ˈsef pronoun Etymology: Middle English (intensive pronoun), from Old English; akin to Old High German selb, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POISE — I. ˈpȯiz verb ( poised ; pois·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, to weigh, ponder, from Anglo-French peiser, poiser, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF- — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from self 1. a. : oneself or itself self- supporting b. : of oneself …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SELF — noun personification; embodiment. 2. self ·adj same; particular; very; identical. 3. self ·noun hence, personal interest, or love of private …
Webster English vocab
POISE — v that which causes a balance; a counterweight. 2. poise ·noun to hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance. 3. …
Webster English vocab
POISE — [poise] n [ME poyse weight, heaviness, fr. MF pois, fr. L pensum, fr. neut. of pensus, pp. of pendere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SELF — the I as experienced by an individual. In modern psychology the notion of the self has replaced earlier conceptions of …
Britannica English vocabulary
POISE — poise BrE AmE pɔɪz ▷ poised pɔɪzd ▷ poises ˈpɔɪz ɪz -əz ▷ poising ˈpɔɪz ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SELF — / self; NAmE / noun ( pl. selves / selvz; NAmE /) 1. [ C , usually sing. ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SELF — self S2 W3 /self/ BrE AmE noun ( plural selves /selvz/) [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable usually …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POISE — I. poise 1 /pɔɪz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: pois 'weight, heaviness' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SELF — n. & adj. n. (pl. selves) 1 a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SELF — n. & adj. --n. (pl. selves) 1. a person's or thing's own individuality or essence (showed his true self). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
POISE — 1. If someone has poise , they are calm, dignified, and self-controlled. It took a moment for Mark to recover …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POISE — 1. If someone has ~, they are calm, dignified, and self-controlled. It took a moment for Mark to recover his …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SELF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be a shadow/ghost of your former self (= be much less confident, healthy, energetic etc …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POISE — I. noun PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES poised between sth and sth ▪ Ahead of it the Wyrmberg turned from a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POISE — [noun] [U] approving - calm confidence in a person's way of behaving, or gracefulness and balance in the way a …
Cambridge English vocab
SELF — n. Black Panther Party for Self Defense self defense Self Defense Force self determination self esteem self fertilization self heal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SELF — Synonyms and related words : I, I myself, alter, alter ego, alterum, anima, anima humana, atman, ba, better self, breath, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF — n. self abandoned self abnegating self abnegation self absorbed self abuse self accusation self admiration self asserting self assertive self …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POISE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ natural ▪ the natural ~ and balance of the body ▪ social ▪ She never lost her …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POISE — n. 25B6; noun poise and good deportment : GRACE, gracefulness, elegance, balance, control. in spite of the setback she retained …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SELF — < language > A small, dynamically typed object-oriented language , based purely on prototypes and delegation . Self was developed …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
POISE — n. 1 balance, equilibrium, equipoise, equiponderance, parity, par The chariots of the gods in even poise, obeying the rein, glide …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
POISE — (P) A cgs unit of resistance to fluid flow ( viscosity ). If a force of 1 dyne is needed …
General Chemistry English Glossary
SELF- — суф. В сложных словах : 1) выражает направленность действия на самого себя само-, себя-; свое- self-conceit ≈ самомнение self-control ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF — 1. сущ. 1) собственная личность, сам study of the self my own self my very self 2) коммерч. сам, лично …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POISE — 1. сущ. 1) баланс, равновесие, устойчивость even poise ≈ букв. 'уравновешенная тяжесть' (от устаревшего значения poise - 'тяжесть') Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SELF- — в сложных словах имеет значение 1. свой, себя: self-conceit - самомнение self-control - самообладание self-contradiction - внутреннее противоречие self-defence - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SELF — 1. self n ( pl selves) 1. 1> своё «я»; сущность, облик, склад, совокупность свойств ( человека ) my own …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POISE — poise.ogg 1. pɔız n 1. равновесие, устойчивость to lose to recover one's poise - потерять восстановить равновесие ср. тж. 2, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POISE — poise сущ.1) баланс, равновесие, устойчивость even poise — букв. "уравновешенная тяжесть" (от устаревшего значения poise - "тяжесть") Syn:balance, equilibrium, equipoise …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SELF — 1. self n ( pl selves) 1. 1> своё «я»; сущность, облик, склад, совокупность свойств ( человека ) my own …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POISE — 1. pɔız n 1. равновесие, устойчивость to lose to recover one's poise - потерять восстановить равновесие ср. тж. 2, 2> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POISE — 1. сущ. 1) баланс, равновесие, устойчивость even poise — букв. "уравновешенная тяжесть" ( от устаревшего значения poise - "тяжесть" ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
POISE — 1. сущ. 1) баланс, равновесие, устойчивость even poise — букв. "уравновешенная тяжесть" (от устаревшего значения poise - "тяжесть") Syn: balance, equilibrium, equipoise 2) перен. уравновешенность; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SELF — 1. _n. 1> собственная личность, сам; to have no thought of self - не думать о себе; one's better self …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SELF — 1. n. 1. собственная личность, сам; to have no thought of self - не думать о себе; one's better self …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SELF — 1. _n. (_pl. selves) 1> собственная личность, сам; the study of the self самоанализ; my own self, my very self …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SELF — 1) само- 2) себя - self-acting - self-adjusting - self-balancing - self-cleaning - self-closing - self-contained - self-cooling - self-cost …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
SELF- — само- ; авто- ; ~ self- acting ; ~ self- adjusting ; ~ self- balancing ; ~ self- cancelling item …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
SELF- — суф. В сложных словах : 1) выражает направленность действия на самого себя само-, себя-; свое- self-conceit ≈ самомнение self-control ≈ …
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