Well-being — Well be ing, n. The state or condition of being well; welfare; happiness; prosperity; as, virtue is essential to the well being of men or of society. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
well-being — [wel′bē΄iŋ] n. the state of being well, happy, or prosperous; welfare … English World dictionary
well-being — index benefit (betterment), boom (prosperity), health, welfare Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
well-being — welfare / well being [n] health and prosperity abundance, advantage, benefit, contentment, ease, easy street*, euphoria, felicity, good, good fortune, happiness, interest, luck, profit, progress, satisfaction, success, thriving; concepts… … New thesaurus
well-being — /wel bee ing/, n. a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well being of the nation and its people. [1605 15] * * * … Universalium
well-being — well′ be′ing n. a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare • Etymology: 1605–15 … From formal English to slang
well-being — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. good, prosperity; euphoria, good health, sanity, robustness, content, pleasure, contentment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prosperity, happiness, fortune; see health 1 , welfare 1 . III (Roget s 3… … English dictionary for students
well-being — noun a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous (Freq. 2) the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles • Syn: ↑wellbeing, ↑welfare, ↑upbeat, ↑eudaemonia, ↑eudaimonia • Ant: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
well-being — noun Date: 1582 the state of being happy, healthy, or prosperous ; welfare … New Collegiate Dictionary
well being — state of being healthy and happy, welfare, contentment … English contemporary dictionary
well-being — Synonyms and related words: Easy Street, Hygeia, abundance, acceptance, advantage, affluence, amusement, animal pleasure, avail, bed of roses, behalf, behoof, benefit, benison, blessing, bloom, bodily pleasure, boon, carnal delight, clover,… … Moby Thesaurus