Tasakaalustatud

Tasakaalustatud is the Estonian adjective meaning balanced, well-proportioned or in equilibrium. It describes a state, arrangement, or approach that maintains balance among its parts and avoids extremes. The word derives from tasakaal, balance, joined with the participial suffix -ustatud, which gives a sense of being brought into balance or characterized by balance.

Common usages include tasakaalustatud toitumine (balanced diet), tasakaalustatud elustiil (balanced lifestyle), and tasakaalustatud lähenemine (balanced or even-handed approach). In economic or financial contexts, tasakaalustatud eelarve (balanced budget) is a standard expression. The term also appears in more abstract discussions, for example tasakaalustatud vaade to a topic or tasakaalustatud mõtlemine (balanced thinking).

In health, education, and management discourse, tasakaalustatud implies consideration of multiple factors and the avoidance of overemphasis on a single element. It often denotes a sustainable or moderate equilibrium between competing goals, resources, or risks, rather than adherence to rigid extremes.

Etymology and usage notes: tasakaalustatud is formed from the noun tasakaal (balance) with the -ustatud suffix, producing an adjective that can modify a noun or function as a predicate. The term is widely used in formal and semi-formal Estonian, and it has related forms such as tasakaaluline (balanced in quality) and harmonooniline or harmooniline as synonyms in appropriate contexts.

See also: tasakaal, tasakaaluline, harmooniline.