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EUDAEMONIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eudaemonia mean?
• EUDAEMONIA (noun)
The noun EUDAEMONIA has 1 sense:
1. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
Familiarity information: EUDAEMONIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
eudaemonia; eudaimonia; upbeat; welfare; well-being; wellbeing
Context example:
the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles
Hypernyms ("eudaemonia" is a kind of...):
prosperity; successfulness (the condition of prospering; having good fortune)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "eudaemonia"):
fool's paradise (an illusory state of wellbeing)
health; wellness (a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease)
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