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- Dictionarypoise/pɔɪz/
noun
- 1. graceful and elegant bearing in a person: "poise and good deportment can be cultivated" Similar
- 2. balance; equilibrium: archaic "the balance has passed the point where the spring is in poise"
verb
- 1. be or cause to be balanced or suspended: "he poised motionless on his toes" Similar
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POISE definition: 1. calm confidence in a person's way of behaving, or a quality of grace (= moving in an attractive…. Learn more.
The meaning of POISE is balance; especially : to hold or carry in equilibrium. How to use poise in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Poise.
Poise definition: a dignified, self-confident manner or bearing; composure; self-possession. See examples of POISE used in a sentence.
POISE meaning: 1. calm confidence in a person's way of behaving, or a quality of grace (= moving in an attractive…. Learn more.
9 meanings: 1. composure or dignity of manner 2. physical balance or assurance in movement or bearing 3. the state of being.... Click for more definitions.
noun. a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second. see more.
Definition of poise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.