euthenics

American  

[yoo-then-iks] / yuˈθɛn ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. a science concerned with bettering the condition of human beings through the improvement of their environment.

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euthenics British  

/ juːˈθɛnɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the study of the control of the environment, esp with a view to improving the health and living standards of the human race

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Other Word Forms

• euthenist noun

Etymology

Origin of euthenics

1900–05; < Greek euthēn ( eîn ) to be well off, prosper + -ics

Example Sentences

The makers of the series are hopeful that viewers connect with the euthenics of the hero's emotional journey.

From Los Angeles Times

It is, however, a phase of euthenics, which deals with the environmental factors that affect the individual life.

From Project Gutenberg

But this illustration certainly gives no ground for a belief that euthenics is sufficient to prolong one's life beyond the inherited limit.

From Project Gutenberg

Crafts always said it was a case of eugenics against euthenics," remarked Atherton, "of birth against environment.

From Project Gutenberg

In this sense, euthenics and eugenics bear the same relation to human progress as a man's two legs do to his locomotion.

From Project Gutenberg