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well-being

well-being

178 2.4
A state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy
  • noun
  • /ˈwɛlˌbiɪŋ/
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  • Mental health support is essential for the well-being of students at the university.
  • health and well-being
  • improve well-being
  • psychological well-being

And so my question for you is, do you have a well-being plan now?

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Examples

  • Maria Ahmed explores how practitioners can promote rights, justice, and economic well-being in difficult times.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The goal of society is to maximize the well-being of its worst off member.

  • And it's all about the well-being of the citizens per state.

  • Do I risk my life, my well-being every Sunday?

  • Yes, education, but their health and well-being right at the top of the list.

  • My farm work is important, but my kids' health and well-being are more important.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • And changing your perspective can change your overall well-being and life.

  • The family is concerned for her well-being.

  • Pride in my career, spiritual growth, and physical well-being make me happy.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • So creativity is vital to our economic well-being and our social well-being.

Synonyms

welfare
vswell-being
411 2.1

The health and happiness of a person or group

is about personal comfort health or happiness rather than group policy
wellness
vswell-being
52 3.2

Good physical and mental health that people try to keep

is a general state of comfort health or happiness instead of active pursuit
wellbeing
vswell-being
  • UK
5 3.2

A feeling of being healthy, comfortable, and happy in life

is written with a hyphen in the form shown
eudaimonia
vswell-being
  • Formal
1 9.9

A state of being happy and growing as a person

is a general comfortable healthy or happy state without philosophical emphasis
eudaemonia
vswell-being
  • Formal
9.9

A life of deep happiness and personal growth

is an ordinary comfort health or happiness state not framed as an ideal

Antonyms

119 3.2

A feeling of physical pain or mental unease

42 1.8

A feeling of sadness or not feeling satisfied with life

8.0

A state of not feeling happy, healthy, or well off

How Well

flourishing
1 4.2
health
1.0
well-being
178 2.4
discomfort
119 3.2
unhappiness
42 1.8
misery
310 2.8

Surface Forms

well-being singular
well-beings plural

Morphology

well-being = being (transparent) = well + being

The meaning 'a state of being well' is directly and predictably derived from 'well' + 'being'. [Postprocessing: moved 'well' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word well-being joins two common words: well, which means 'good' or 'healthy', and being, which means 'to be' or 'exist'. So well-being is like 'being well', the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy.