eudemonics

or eu·dae·mon·ics

[ yoo-di-mon-iks ]

/ ˌyu dɪˈmɒn ɪks /

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noun (usually used with a singular verb)

the theory or art of happiness.

the practice of eudemonism.

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Origin of eudemonics

First recorded in 1810–20; see origin at eudemonic, -ics

Words nearby eudemonics

eucryphia, eucryptite, eudemon, eudemonia, eudemonic, eudemonics, eudemonism, eudicotyledon, eudiometer, eudiometry, Eudora

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British Dictionary definitions for eudemonics

eudemonics

eudaemonics

/ (ˌjuːdɪˈmɒnɪks) /

noun (functioning as singular)

the art or theory of happiness

another word for eudemonism

Derived forms of eudemonics

eudemonic or eudaemonic, adjective

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