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.
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.
The U.K. treasury chief, Rachel Reeves, is likely to deliver a well-balanced budget that restores investor confidence and avoids political unrest, the economists said.
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.
