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wellness

wellness

50 3.2
Good physical and mental health that people try to keep
  • noun
  • /ˈwɛlnəs/
: bienestar
  • Four sections of the wellness course were offered during the fall semester.
  • health and wellness
  • wellness program
  • wellness and fitness

You should have a Wellness weekend with your girlfriends.

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Examples

  • Navajo people's spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical wellness is dependent on all people of society, not just a few.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The wellness program at the community center offers classes on nutrition and stress management.

  • I actually am building a Wellness kind of room at my house.

  • But it's also about Wellness because we, we have a problem, right?

  • I help assist people through health and Wellness changes and it's been amazing.

  • The benefits of wellness programs and their subsequent need are now well established.

    Academic text (1992)
  • We can help people engage in Wellness across their life spans.

  • Yeah, I'm a wellness practitioner in the healing arts.

  • The National Wellness Association's listing of wellness positions indicates a growing need for health promotion specialists.

    Academic text (1992)
  • She practices yoga and meditation as part of her daily wellness routine.

Synonyms

health
vswellness
∞ 1.0

The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury

is embraced as an active way of living, not only a condition
well-being
vswellness
176 2.4

A state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy

is actively pursued as a lifestyle choice rather than a passive condition
welfare
vswellness
149 2.1

The health and happiness of a person or group

is an individual, actively pursued way of living rather than group condition
good health
vswellness
93 1.0

Being well in body and mind and free from illness

is pursued as a lifestyle for ongoing good condition rather than mere disease absence
wellbeing
vswellness
  • UK
20 3.2

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

is pursued actively as a personal lifestyle goal rather than just a state
healthiness
vswellness
1 1.6

Being well in body and mind

is about actively maintaining health as a lifestyle rather than a mere quality
wholeness
vswellness
1 3.8

A feeling of good physical health and energy

is framed as a chosen lifestyle goal rather than only physical strength

Antonyms

603 1.1

A time when a person is sick and cannot do normal things

A state of poor physical condition that causes problems

1 8.1

A time when a person feels sick or has health problems

How Healthy

fitness
183 1.7
wellness
50 3.2
health
∞ 1.0
illness
603 1.1

Surface Forms

wellness singular
wellnesses plural

Morphology

wellness = (transparent) = well + ness

The word 'wellness' is transparently derived from 'well' with the addition of the suffix '-ness', indicating a state or quality. [Postprocessing: moved 'well' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Wellness comes from the everyday word well ('in good health') plus the ending -ness that turns a quality into a 'state'. So, wellness is the state of being healthy and actively caring for your body and mind.