equilibrium
[noun]
Synonyms: stability, balance, equipoise, evenness, rest, steadiness, symmetry

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Contrasted words: top-heaviness
Related Words: stabilization, steadiness, steadying, counterbalance, counterpoise

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

e‧qui‧lib‧ri‧um /ˌiːkwəˈlɪbriəm, ˌiːkwɪˈlɪbriəm/ noun [singular, uncountable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: aequilibrium, from aequi- (EQUI-) + libra 'weight, balance']

1. a balance between different people, groups, or forces that compete with each other, so that none is stronger than the others and a situation is not likely to change suddenly:
The government is anxious not to upset the economic equilibrium.

2. a state in which you are calm and not angry or upset:
She struggled to recover her equilibrium.

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