| English Dictionary |
EUDAEMON
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does eudaemon mean?
• EUDAEMON (noun)
The noun EUDAEMON has 1 sense:
1. a benevolent spirit
Familiarity information: EUDAEMON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A benevolent spirit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
eudaemon; eudemon; good spirit
Hypernyms ("eudaemon" is a kind of...):
guardian angel; guardian spirit (an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual)
Domain region:
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
Derivation:
eudaemonic (producing happiness and well-being)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Even a broken clock is right twice a day." (English proverb)
"A coward dies a thousand times before his death. The valiant never taste of death but once." (William Shakespeare)
"Eat whatever you like, but dress as others do." (Arabic proverb)
"Once a horse is old, ticks and flies flock to it." (Corsican proverb)
"A coward dies a thousand times before his death. The valiant never taste of death but once." (William Shakespeare)
"Eat whatever you like, but dress as others do." (Arabic proverb)
"Once a horse is old, ticks and flies flock to it." (Corsican proverb)