the state of being well, happy, or prosperous; welfare
noun
Well-being is the state of being healthy, safe, comfortable and happy.
When parents want to make sure their children are safe, comfortable and happy, this is an example of a time when parents care about their children's well-being.
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noun
The state of being healthy, happy, or prosperous; welfare.
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Noun
- Alternative spelling of well-being.
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Sentence Examples
- It was a paradigm of economic productivity and well-being.
- Gross international happiness is a new concept in economic thinking aimed at replacing the western paradigm of economic productivity and well-being.
- Finally in the late 1970s, all of these badges were categorized into five interest groups - The World of Well-Being, The World of People, The World of Today and Tomorrow, The World of the Arts, and The World of the Out-of-Doors.
- Other indicators of fetal well-being include short term variability (STV), which constitutes changes in the FHR from one beat to another, and long term variability (LTV), which is changes in the FHR over a long period of time.
- Developed by Dr. Jeffrey Thompson, an expert in brainwave frequencies and sleep for health and well-being, this musical program is a natural sleep aid that does not involve a high cost, taking medication, or time commitment.
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Words near well-being in the dictionary
- well-being
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- well-beseen
- well-born