eudemonia

or eu·dae·mo·ni·a

[ yoo-di-moh-nee-uh ]

/ ˌyu dɪˈmoʊ ni ə /

noun

happiness; well-being.

Aristotelianism. happiness as the result of an active life governed by reason.

Nearby words

eucrasia, eucrite, eucryphia, eucryptite, eudemon, eudemonia, eudemonic, eudemonics, eudemonism, eudiaphoresis, eudicotyledon

Origin of eudemonia

< Greek eudaimonía. See eudemon, -ia

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British Dictionary definitions for eudemonia

eudemonia

eudaemonia

/ (ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə) /

noun

happiness, esp (in the philosophy of Aristotle) that resulting from a rational active life

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