balance
Poise or remainder
The core meaning of balance, an instrument for weighing things, informs all of its senses.
Abstractly, a balance is equilibrium between opposing states; something in balance is in equilibrium.
To balance something is either to place it on a balance, or to try to achieve a state in which opposing forces cancel each other: He balanced the ball on the tip of his finger.
In meanings related to accounting, balance refers to a positive amount: Her checking account had a balance of $500.
The verb denotes the activity of reconciling accounts: She reviewed her bank statement to balance her checkbook.
Body position, alignment
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- coreCentral essential portion
- vestibularOf the balance organ
wobble · tightrope · gymnast · dancer · yoga · handstand · plank · proprioception
Biological internal stability maintenance
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
equilibration · offset · calibration · centering · neutrality · parity · stasis · levelness
Avoidance of excess
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- integrationCombining into a whole
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
wellness · work-life · yin-yang · feng-shui · holistic · well-being · lifestyle · self-care
Measuring mass or heft
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- beamStructural support member
- pansCriticizes severely
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
weights · calibration · measuring · tare · mass · grams · kilograms · precision
Effortless beauty of motion
- composureEmotional self-control
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
- dignityInnate personal worth
- aplombSelf-assured composure
self-possession · calmness · confidence · assurance · coolness · collectedness · unflappability · finesse
Financial record book
- budgetPlan for spending
- assetsOwned items of value
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
debit · accounts · equity · solvency · cashflow · reconciliation · statement · checkbook
Just and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- blindfoldedEyes obscured by cloth
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
objectivity · neutrality · evenhandedness · adjudication · deliberation · verdict
posture
Body position, alignment
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- coreCentral essential portion
vestibular · wobble · tightrope · gymnast · dancer · yoga · handstand · plank · proprioception · steadiness
homeostasis
Biological internal stability maintenance
- equipoiseEqual distribution of weight
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
steady-state · equilibration · offset · calibration · centering · neutrality · parity · stasis · levelness · evenness
moderation
Avoidance of excess
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
- integrationCombining into a whole
wholeness · wellness · work-life · yin-yang · feng-shui · holistic · well-being · lifestyle · self-care · mindfulness
weighing
Measuring mass or heft
counterweight · weights · calibration · measuring · tare · mass · grams · kilograms · precision · apothecary
grace
Effortless beauty of motion
aplomb · self-possession · calmness · confidence · assurance · coolness · collectedness · unflappability · finesse · tact
ledger
Financial record book
- budgetPlan for spending
- assetsOwned items of value
- liabilitiesAmounts owed to others
credit · debit · accounts · equity · solvency · cashflow · reconciliation · statement · checkbook · spreadsheet
fairness
Just and equal treatment
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- blindfoldedEyes obscured by cloth
judgment · objectivity · neutrality · evenhandedness · adjudication · deliberation · verdict
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly
- bankingbank, banks, ATM, ATMs, account
- designdesign principles, functionality, emphasis, unity, graphic design
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, niche, food webs, food chain
- financial termswealth, asset, currency, audit, debit
balanceimbalance
Lack of proportion
instability · unsteadiness · wobbliness · tipping · toppling
balanceimbalance
Lack of proportion
disproportion · inequality · asymmetry · lopsidedness · unevenness
balanceimbalance
Lack of proportion
instability · agitation · turmoil · disturbance · discomposure
- off balanceLacking equilibrium or composure
- balanced dietVaried nutritional intake
- strike a balanceAchieve equilibrium between competing demands
- balancing actManaging multiple competing priorities
- lose balanceBecome unstable, risk falling
- balance outCounteract to achieve parity
balanced, unbalanced, imbalance, balancing, balances, unbalance, counterbalance, imbalances, balancer