English Explanatory Dictionary

eudaimonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of Eudaimonia.
noun
  1. In Aristotelian ethics, a condition of living a life of the highest virtue; the state of human flourishing, which is desirable in and of itself, rather than as a means towards some other end.
name
  1. One of the Charites.

Pronunciation

/ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Eudaimonia.wav

Word forms

eudaimonia

Etymology

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

Related words

eudaimonia eudaemonia eudemonia eudæmonia eudaemon eudaemonic eudaemonism good life
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