Poised vs Willing - What's the difference?
poised | willing |
Possessing poise, having self-confidence.
Ready, prepared.
:He stood there, poised to act, and then suddenly he drew his gun in a smooth arc.
*{{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 29
, author=Tom Rostance
, title=Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas
, work=BBC Sport
(poise)
Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5
, passage=In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness. The Celebrity as a matter of course was master of ceremonies.}}
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
, volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title=
As adjectives the difference between poised and willing
is that poised is possessing poise, having self-confidence while willing is ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.As verbs the difference between poised and willing
is that poised is (poise) while willing is .As a noun willing is
(rare|or|obsolete) the execution of a will.poised
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=A free-kick from Matthew Etherington caused more confusion on the stroke of half-time but Mehmet Aurelio was able to hook the ball clear with Cameron Jerome poised to strike.}}
Verb
(head)willing
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Fantasy of navigation, passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}