Comparative for proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over
“I would sit on a balanced log and just rest the muscles of my face that had become weary from smiling.”
Comparative for having different elements in the correct proportions
“Healthy eating involves getting the right nutrients from a satisfying, varied and balanced diet.”
Comparative for harmoniously integrated or combined, especially of sound or melody
“The key is to please the listener with balanced musical tones that are melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic.”
Comparative for objective or fair, after taking everything into account
“You made a balanced decision, fully including the possibility of the software being delayed until September.”
Comparative for mentally calm, having no emotion too strong or too weak
“Buddhist monks, connected to measuring devices, showed that they remained calm and balanced when gunshots were fired in the laboratory.”
Comparative for having healthy and sound mental faculties
“At 29,000 feet, no one, not even the best of them, is fully mentally balanced and can be relied on to make correct decisions all of the time.”
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