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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 prosperousplay

  Familiarity information: EUDAEMONIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EUDAEMONIA (noun)


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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