Eudaemonic


[yoo-di-mon-ik] /ˌyu dɪˈmɒn ɪk/

adjective
1.
pertaining or conducive to happiness.
2.
pertaining to or .
adj.

“producing happiness,” 1865, from Greek eudaimonikos “conducive to happiness,” from eudaimonia “happiness,” from eu (see eu-) + daimon “guardian, genius” (see daimon). Related: Eudaimonia; eudemonia.

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  • Eudemonia

    [yoo-di-moh-nee-uh] /ˌyu dɪˈmoʊ ni ə/ noun 1. happiness; well-being. 2. Aristotelianism. happiness as the result of an active life governed by reason. /ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə/ noun 1. happiness, esp (in the philosophy of Aristotle) that resulting from a rational active life

  • Eudemonic

    [yoo-di-mon-ik] /ˌyu dɪˈmɒn ɪk/ adjective 1. pertaining or conducive to happiness. 2. pertaining to or .

  • Eudemonics

    [yoo-di-mon-iks] /ˌyu dɪˈmɒn ɪks/ noun, (usually used with a singular verb) 1. the theory or art of happiness. 2. the practice of eudemonism. /ˌjuːdɪˈmɒnɪks/ noun (functioning as sing) 1. the art or theory of happiness 2. another word for eudemonism


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