eudaimonia vs welfare what difference
what is difference between eudaimonia and welfare
English
Noun
eudaimonia (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of eudemonia
English
Etymology
From Middle English welfare, probably from the Old English phrase wel faran (“to fare well, get along successfully, prosper”) (cognate with Middle Low German wolvare (“welfare”), Old Norse velferð, Swedish välfärd, German Wohlfahrt and Dutch welvaart.) Equivalent to well + fare.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɛlˌfɛə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɛlˌfɛɚ/
Noun
welfare (usually uncountable, plural welfares)
- (uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
- (uncountable, chiefly US) Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (abbreviated form of welfare assistance).
- Synonyms: income support, public assistance, social security
- (chiefly US) Such payment.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
welfare (third-person singular simple present welfares, present participle welfaring, simple past and past participle welfared)
- (transitive) To provide with welfare or aid.
- welfaring the poor
See also
Further reading
- welfare at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “welfare” in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 332.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛlˌfɛr/
Noun
welfare m (invariable)
- welfare state
References
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