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WELL-BEING
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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 ("well-being" is a kind of...):
prosperity; successfulness (the condition of prospering; having good fortune)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "well-being"):
fool's paradise (an illusory state of wellbeing)
health; wellness (a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease)
Antonym:
ill-being (lack of prosperity or happiness or health)
Context examples:
It is used to reduce stress and anxiety and promote well-being.
(Energy healing, NCI Dictionary)
The questionnaire contains 58 items across 7 categories; mobility, symptoms, emotional well-being, general contentment, thinking and fatigue, family/social well-being, and additional concerns.
(Functional Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
The best state of well-being an individual can conceive of experiencing.
(Best Imaginable Health, NCI Thesaurus)
It can help people reach a relaxed, focused state and help reduce stress and give a sense of well-being.
(Guided imagery, NCI Dictionary)
The science of health, and the practice of cleanliness that promotes good health and well-being.
(Hygiene, NCI Dictionary)
Measures a person's perceptions of the social impact of oral disorders on their well-being; measures self-reported dysfunction, discomfort and disability attributed to oral conditions.
(Oral Health Impact Profile, NCI Thesaurus)
A project to develop standards for the collection and analysis of patient-reported health status data using a system of highly reliable, precise measures for physical, mental, and social well-being.
(Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, NCI Thesaurus)
In a fit of enthusiastic madness I created a rational creature and was bound towards him to assure, as far as was in my power, his happiness and well-being.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
When it enters the body, nicotine causes an increased heart rate and use of oxygen by the heart, and a sense of well-being and relaxation.
(Nicotine, NCI Dictionary)
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being.
(Mental Health, NIH)
