well-being

plural well-beings · alternative wellbeing · alternative well being

1. uncountableusuallyA state of health, happiness or prosperity.

   which concernes our whole three Kingdomes, Parliaments, Religion, and every one of our well-beings, in this preſent world

   1643, William Prynne, The Soveraigne Power of Parliaments and Kingdomes, Divided Into Fovre Parts Together with an Appendix, Part 1

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   Other pursuits and avocations of life, far less intimately connected with the comfort and well-beings of humanity, seem by their own spontaniety to be more and more flowing into utilitarian channels.

   1864, J. Taft, “The Demands of the Age Upon Our Profession”, in The Dental Register of the West, volume 8, number 9, page 381

   Most foreigners who have heard of Bhutan know two things: the country charges international visitors a $100/day sustainable development fee (aka tourist tax), and that it is the birthplace of the Gross National Happiness Index, a system intended to look after the well-being of citizens and the environment.

   2024 July 4, Lilit Marcus, “This country has a national happiness index. But what is it really like to live there?”, in CNN

   Synonyms: wellness, weal · Antonyms: ill-being