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eudaimonia

eu·dai·mo·nia

UK/ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

  • “the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles”

Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονίᾱ (eudaimoníā, literally “good spirits”). By surface analysis, eu- + demon + -ia.

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