well-being

Noun

Meaning

The state or condition of being well; welfare; happiness; prosperity; as, virtue is essential to the well-being of men or of society.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

well being

Synonyms

shiloh clover bliss felicity beatitude good success interest health rapture serenity manna weal commonweal security
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Antonyms

mullah bacillus pang bane hoodoo loss
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Hypernyms

prosperity

Hyponyms

health

Examples

No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without proper reward. Booker T. Washington

The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive taste for well-being which men acquire in times of equality. Alexis de Tocqueville

A situation where people can grow old without having a job that rewards them individually while adding to the collective well-being is morally unacceptable. Franco Modigliani

The real sin against life is to abuse and destroy beauty, even one's own - even more, one's own, for that has been put in our care and we are responsible for its well-being. Katherine Anne Porter

A good man is one who rejoices in the well-being of others. Arabic Proverb

Good land and a good wife bring a man well-being. Sicilian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

well-behaved person well-behavedly well-behavedness well-being of individuals well-being of societies well-beloved