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well-balanced

[ wel-bal-uh nst ]

/ ˈwɛlˈbæl ənst /

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adjective

rightly balanced, adjusted, or regulated: a well-balanced diet.

sensible; sane: a well-balanced mind.

Origin of well-balanced

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby well-balanced

well-armed, well-arranged, well-attended, well-attested, well-aware, well-balanced, well-behaved, well-being, well-beloved, well-blessed, well-born

Example sentences from the Web for well-balanced

When students are overweight or obese, well-balanced meals are especially important.

The Government is Still Failing Kids on School Lunches |Russell Saunders |May 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One group of students gave a well-balanced and coherent presentation.

China’s Schools Teaches Kids to Take Tests, Obey the State, and Not Much More |Junheng Li |November 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Cheerfulness requires something more than a well-balanced Rabelaisian nonchalance in adversity and a keen relish for all pleasure.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 |Various
The most judicious writers have expressed their views of his character, in well-balanced phrases.

Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) |A Sexton of the Old School

It is easily possible to specialize so much as to lose all sense of the importance of a broad, well-balanced business training.

Forging Ahead in Business |Various
My jarvey from Borris had an unusually neat and well-balanced car.

Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) |William Henry Hurlbert
There were thoughts and questions in his mind that must have the well-balanced consideration of his friend's calm mind.

The Triumph of John Kars |Ridgwell Cullum

British Dictionary definitions for well-balanced

well-balanced

adjective (well balanced when postpositive)

having good balance or proportions

of balanced mind; sane or sensible