well-balanced
Americanadjective
-
rightly balanced, adjusted, or regulated.
a well-balanced diet.
-
sensible; sane.
a well-balanced mind.
adjective
-
having good balance or proportions
-
of balanced mind; sane or sensible
Etymology
Origin of well-balanced
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“The executive board currently assesses that the current level of the policy rate and an unchanged forecast compared with December is a well-balanced monetary policy.”
This wasn’t the case with everyone, but I believe it took a strong and well-balanced individual to not let it happen.
"Denver are a well-balanced team and kind of like the Seahawks, it starts with that defence."
From BBC
He emphasized that a well-balanced diet supports both physical and mental health.
From Science Daily
Aged in stainless steel and neutral oak, it’s dry and well-balanced, with a bright but not overly assertive acidity, deft minerality and pleasingly delicate persistence in the mouth.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
