balance

/ˈbæləns/

Etymology From Middle English balaunce, from Old French balance, from Late Latin *bilancia, from (accusative form of) Latin bilanx (“two-scaled”), from bi- + lanx (“plate, scale”). Displaced the word — Old English wǣġ akin to Modern English: wey from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu (“scales; weight”).

Synonyms

pair of scales, set of scales, scales, weighing machine, weighbridge, equilibrium, disinterest, even-handedness, fairness, impartiality, neutrality, nonpartisanship, account

Antonyms

nonequilibrium, imbalance, unbalance, bias, favor, favour, partiality, partisanship, prejudice, unfairness

Derived terms

82 terms

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