Elegance vs. Poise
Elegancenoun
Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
Elegancenoun
Restraint and grace of style.
Elegancenoun
The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
Elegancenoun
A refinement or luxury.
Elegancenoun
The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine polish; refinement; - said of manners, language, style, form, architecture, etc.
Elegancenoun
That which is elegant; that which is tasteful and highly attractive.
Elegancenoun
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
Elegancenoun
the quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner
Elegancenoun
the quality of being pleasingly ingenious and simple; neatness
Elegance
Elegance is beauty that shows unusual effectiveness and simplicity. Elegance is frequently used as a standard of tastefulness, particularly in visual design, decorative arts, literature, science, and the aesthetics of mathematics.
Poisenoun
(obsolete) Weight; an amount of weight, the amount something weighs.
Poisenoun
The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
Poisenoun
That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
Poisenoun
A state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
Poisenoun
Composure; freedom from embarrassment or affectation.
Poisenoun
Mien; bearing or deportment of the head or body.
Poisenoun
A condition of hovering, or being suspended.
Poisenoun
(physics) A cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter.
Poiseverb
(obsolete) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
Poiseverb
(obsolete) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
Poiseverb
(obsolete) To be of a given weight; to weigh.
Poiseverb
(obsolete) To add weight to, to weigh down.
Poiseverb
To hold (something) with or against something else in equilibrium; to balance, counterpose.
Poiseverb
To hold (something) in equilibrium, to hold balanced and ready; to carry (something) ready to be used.
Poiseverb
To keep (something) in equilibrium; to hold suspended or balanced.
Poiseverb
To ascertain, as if by balancing; to weigh.
Poisenoun
Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.
Poisenoun
The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.
Poisenoun
The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.
Poisenoun
That which causes a balance; a counterweight.
Poisenoun
a dignified and self-confident manner; graceful composure and tact in handling difficult social situations.
Poiseverb
To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.
Poiseverb
To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.
Poiseverb
To counterpoise; to counterbalance.
Poiseverb
To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.
Poiseverb
To weigh (down); to oppress.
Poiseverb
To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.
Poisenoun
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
Poisenoun
a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
Poisenoun
great coolness and composure under strain;
Poiseverb
be motionless, in suspension;
Poiseverb
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
Poiseverb
cause to be balanced or suspended
Poiseverb
hold or carry in equilibrium
Poisenoun
graceful and elegant bearing in a person
Poisenoun
composure and dignity of manner
Poisenoun
balance; equilibrium
Poisenoun
a unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a velocity change one centimetre per second between two parallel planes separated by one centimetre in a liquid.
Poiseverb
be or cause to be balanced or suspended
Poiseverb
be ready and prepared to do something
