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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noun a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous Examples Eudaimonia was first used by Aristotle and is important in ethics. Word Origin Greek eu + daimon ‘happiness’ or ‘flourishing’
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[yoo-dee-muh n] /yuˈdi mən/ noun 1. a good or benevolent demon or spirit. /juːˈdiːmən/ noun 1. a benevolent spirit or demon
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[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
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[yoo-di-mon-ik] /ˌyu dɪˈmɒn ɪk/ adjective 1. pertaining or conducive to happiness. 2. pertaining to or .
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[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