Library / English Dictionary

WELLBEING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

Example:

the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles

Synonyms:

eudaemonia; eudaimonia; upbeat; welfare; well-being; wellbeing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("wellbeing" is a kind of...):

prosperity; successfulness (the condition of prospering; having good fortune)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wellbeing"):

fool's paradise (an illusory state of wellbeing)

health; wellness (a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease)

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 Context examples: 

This study compared the wellbeing of parents in the third trimester of pregnancy with that when their child was four months old.

(Prenatal parental stress linked to behaviour problems in toddlers, University of Cambridge)

Taking a walk may be a good opportunity to mentally review your to-do list, but using the time to instead be more mindful of your breathing and surroundings may help boost your wellbeing, according to researchers.

(Mindful Movement May Help Lower Stress, Anxiety, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Links between child outcomes and parental wellbeing have been shown in other studies, but this is the first to involve couples, track parental wellbeing in both parents over an extended period of time, and focus on child behaviour in the first two years of life.

(Prenatal parental stress linked to behaviour problems in toddlers, University of Cambridge)