məˌnɪz noun Ethics.
the doctrine that the basis of moral obligations is to be found in the tendency of right actions to produce happiness.
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eudemonism or eudaemonism (juːˈdiːməˌnɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| philosophy an ethical doctrine holding that the value of moral action lies in its capacity to produce happiness | |
| eudaemonism or eudaemonism | |
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| eu'demonist or eudaemonism | |
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| eu'daemonist or eudaemonism | |
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| eudemon'istic or eudaemonism | |
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| eudaemon'istic or eudaemonism | |
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| eudemon'istical or eudaemonism | |
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| eudaemon'istical or eudaemonism | |
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| eudemon'istically or eudaemonism | |
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| eudaemon'istically or eudaemonism | |
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Eudemonism
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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