WELL-BEING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does well-being mean? 

• WELL-BEING (noun)
  The noun WELL-BEING has 1 sense:

1. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

  Familiarity information: WELL-BEING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WELL-BEING (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 ("well-being" is a kind of...):

prosperity; successfulness (the condition of prospering; having good fortune)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "well-being"):

fool's paradise (an illusory state of wellbeing)

health; wellness (a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease)

Antonym:

ill-being (lack of prosperity or happiness or health)

 Context examples 

Meditation may help relax the body and mind and improve overall health and well-being.

(Meditation, NCI Dictionary)

A feeling of great happiness or well-being.

(Euphoria, NCI Dictionary)

A 50-item instrument that assesses general physical, social, emotional and functional well-being, as well as brain tumor-specific concerns.

(FACT-BR Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

Treatment that uses the making of art and the response to art to improve one’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

(Art therapy, NCI Dictionary)

It consists of 27 core items which assess patient function in four domains: Physical, Social/Family, Emotional, and Functional well-being, which is further supplemented by 12 site specific items to assess for prostate related symptoms.

(FACT-P Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)

However, that as small as these microorganisms may be, their importance for the well-being of the planet is enormous.

(Study by UGR and MIT reveals microbial plankton live in complex communities, University of Granada)

Treatment that uses music to help relieve pain or stress and promote well-being.

(Music therapy, NCI Dictionary)

The state of a person's physical and emotional well-being.

(Physical Health or Emotional Problems, NCI Thesaurus)

One of several substances made in the body that can relieve pain and give a feeling of well-being.

(Endorphin, NCI Dictionary)

Your child's health includes physical, mental and social well-being.

(Children's Health, NIH)