eudemonic

eu·de·mon·ic

[yoo-di-mon-ik]
adjective
1.
pertaining or conducive to happiness.
2.
pertaining to eudemonics or eudemonism.
Also, eu·dae·mon·ic.


Origin:
1825–35; < Greek eudaimonikós. See eudemon, -ic

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eudemonics or eudaemonics (ˌjuːdɪˈmɒnɪks) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the art or theory of happiness
2.  another word for eudemonism
 
eudaemonics or eudaemonics
 
n
 
eude'monic or eudaemonics
 
adj
 
eudae'monic or eudaemonics
 
adj

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