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name
One of the Charites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Alternative form of Eudaimonia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
In Aristotelian ethics, a condition of living a life of the highest virtue; the state of human flourishing, which is desirable in and of itself, rather than as a means towards some other end.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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noun
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: wellbeing, well-being, welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prosperity, successfulness
Narrower terms: fool's paradise, health, wellness
History
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονίᾱ (eudaimoníā, literally “good spirits”). By surface analysis, eu- + demon + -ia.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
