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poise

/ˈpɔɪz/POYZ
/ˈpɔɪz/POYZ

Meaningweigh

Common meaning: balance or remain balanced

Journey through time

  1. Latinpondus‘weigh’source
  2. Late Latinpenswmsource
  3. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsweigh → poiserpoiser‘poiser’source
  4. Middle Englishmeaning shiftspoiser → weighpoisen‘weigh’source
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsweigh → balance or remain balancedpoise‘balance or remain balanced’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin pondus ‘weigh’.

Roots

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