well-balanced
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˌwɛlˈbælənst/
:
bien equilibrado
- When we speak of a well-balanced person, we usually mean that all three aspects are active and working together harmoniously.
- a well-balanced diet
- a well-balanced meal
- a well-balanced life
But if you don't love your work or you don't have family and friends and things you care about, your brain isn't well balanced.
- But if you don't love your work or you don't have family and friends and things you care about, your brain isn't well balanced.
Examples
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For the nation to produce a well-balanced, educated person, the barrier between science and math on one hand and the arts and culture on the other needs to be bridged.
Academic text (2000) -
Have your goals divided into big categories (love, money, career, health, ...) to create a well-balanced life.
Blog text (3) -
Most significant accomplishment: three healthy, well-balanced, socially conscious kids.
Academic text (1997) -
Exercise and staying away from junk food is where it's at. Follow these two steps, and kids should be able to eat a well-balanced meal that fills them up during school.
Blog text (14) -
It is interesting that his creative side seems well-balanced with his pragmatic sense of realistic priorities and goals.
Blog text (1) -
Tom Melton, at almost nineteen, was just the same as Tom Melton at fourteen—a mature, well-balanced character at ease with the world.
Fiction book (1997) -
A sense of humor is a foundation for a well-balanced personality.
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If Duncan ever did have a chance to become a well-balanced individual, he lost it early.
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But unlike the mellow, well-balanced personality of the classic middle-child stereotype, the Speedfox has a bit of an attitude.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having different parts in the right amounts so the whole is fair and steady
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4.4
Emotionally healthy and able to handle daily life problems
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4.3
In a steady, calm state and working smoothly
Antonyms
How Balanced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word well-balanced comes from putting well- meaning 'good' and balance meaning 'even' or 'steady', like a pair of scales that do not tip. So a well-balanced person has a steady, healthy mind and emotions.