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Date "well-being" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1379. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Public Administration | The physical and psychological state that makes an individual feel adjusted to his environment; -DDMG; Also written wellbeing. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: Well-beingSynonyms: eudaemonia (n), eudaimonia (n), upbeat (n), welfare (n), wellbeing (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: ill-being (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Pleasure | Well-being; good; snugness, comfort, ease; cushion; sans souci, mind at ease. |
Prosperity | Noun: prosperity, welfare, well-being; affluence; (wealth); success; thrift, roaring trade; good fortune, smiles of fortune; blessings, godsend. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | Think of the sense of well-being! At last, your family can be protected from the heartbreak of gorilla invasion! (The Muppet Show; writing credit: Joseph A. Bailey; Jack Burns) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Hundred of starfish dredged or scraped off an oyster bed. Starfish attack young oysters and threaten the well-being of the oyster crop. F&WL 12,416.Credit: Fisheries. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Theodore Roosevelt | The men with the muck-rake are often indispensable to the well-being of society, but only if they know when to stop raking the muck. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The High Contracting Parties, recognising that the well-being, physical, moral and intellectual, of industrial wage-earners is of supreme international importance, have framed, in order to further this great end, the permanent machinery provided for in Section l and associated with that of the League of Nations. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | But if the dangers of war and tyranny are removed, there is no doubt that science and co-operation can bring in the next few years to the world, certainly in the next few decades newly taught in the sharpening school of war, an expansion of material well-being beyond anything that has yet occurred in human experience. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
United Nations | 1948 | Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. (reference) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Because epilepsy affects the whole family, the family's well-being should be part of the assessment. (references) | |
Your attitude, your expectations, and how well you cope with your condition can all influence your well-being. (references) | ||
Early diagnosis and treatment, however, are important to the physical and mental well-being of the affected individual. (references) | ||
Business | Oral health is concerned with the well-being of the mouth and its structures, including the teeth, tongue, jaws, supporting tissues and salivary glands. (references) | |
Children | Guatemala | The Constitution charges the Government with protecting the physical and mental health, as well as the moral well-being, of minors. (references) |
Civil Liberties | France | Articles of the legislation list criminal activities for which a religious association (or other legal entity) would be subject to dissolution, including: Endangering life or the physical/psychological well-being of a person; placing minors at mortal risk; violation of another person's freedom, dignity, or identity; the illegal practice of medicine or pharmacology; false advertising; and fraud or falsifications. (references) |
Economic History | Namibia | It required that South Africa promote the material and moral well-being and social progress of the people. (references) |
Political Economy | Canada | Laws extensively protect the well-being of workers and provide for workers' freedom of association. (references) |
Political Rights | Belgium | The linguistic community councils handle matters more directly affecting the mental and cultural well-being of the individual, such as education and the administration of certain social welfare programs. (references) |
Belgium | The regional governments are charged with matters that directly affect the geographical regions and the material well-being of their residents, such as commerce and trade, public works, and environmental policy. (references) | |
Travel | Albania | Business discussions are usually preceded by a series of questions concerning the health, family and general well-being of the parties. (references) |
Worker Rights | Costa Rica | It ruled that public sector strikes may be allowed only if a judge approves them beforehand and finds that "services necessary to the well-being of the public" are not jeopardized. (references) |
China | Meanwhile, repeated requests for access to Gendun Choekyi Nyima, the boy recognized by the Dalai Lama as the 11th Panchen Lama, to confirm his well-being and whereabouts have been denied. (references) | |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | I don't see how we can tie our nation's well-being and its future security to the United Nations or the French or anyone else. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | People everywhere are coming to realize that what is involved is material well-being, human dignity, and the right to believe in and worship God. |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | For the impoverishment of any single people in the world means danger to the well-being of all other peoples. |
Lyndon B. Johnson | 1963-1969 | Our first aim remains the safety and the well-being of our own country. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | More than ever before, our own well-being depends on America's determination and America's leadership in the whole wide world. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | But our patience is not unlimited and our concern for the well-being of our fellow citizens grows each day. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | A strong American economy is essential to the well-being and security of our friends and allies. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Not for the Mexican people, but for the sake of the millions of Americans whose livelihoods are tied to Mexico's well-being. |
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| "Well-being" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Well-being" is used about 726 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 726 | 9,293 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "well-being"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | welvaart (prosperity, success). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 福利 (welfare), 禔 , 愃 , 安康, 哿 (excellent, happy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | velvære, velbefindende (comfort, feeling of comfort), trivsel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | wel (admittedly, all right, although, certainly, fountain, indeed, now, probably, quite, rather, rather allright, source, spring, surely, though, untranslated, well, well then), goede gezondheid, gezondheid (health). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | bonstato, bonfarto. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hyvinvointi (health, prosperity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bien-être (welfare, well being). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Wohlstand (affluence, fortune, prosperity, wealth), Wohlsein, Wohlfahrt (welfare), Wohlbefinden (well being, wellness), Wohl (accordingly, arguably, certainly, consequently, indeed, maybe, mayhap, no doubt, perchance, perhaps, possibly, probably, rather, so, surely, then, therefore, to be sure, weal, welfare, well, well being). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ευεξία (euphoria, well being). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kényelem (comfort, convenience, conveniences, leisure, snugness, well being), jó egészség, egészség (flourish, health, salubrity, to breathe health). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | benessere (comfort, ease, easiness, weal, welfare, well, well being, wellfare). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 福祉 (welfare). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ふくし (adverb, deputy delegate, double vision, polyopia, vice-envoy, welfare), せいてき (her child, legal wife, main family, political opponent, sex, sexual, sexy, static), あんぴ (safety, welfare). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 복지 (Welfare). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | speeideilys (fortune, prosperity, success), foays (benefit, betterment, goodness, improvement, quality, utility, welfare). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ell-beingway bem-estar (comfort, convenience, ease, good, wad, weal, welfare, well being). (various references) благосостояние (health, prosperity, weal, wealth, welfare). (various references) bienestar (individual, welfare, well being). (various references) välbefinnande (comfort, ease, euphoria, euphoris, well being). (various references) sağlık (curative, fitness, health, hygienic, sanitarian, sanitary, sense of well-being, soundness, welfare, well being), mutluluk (bliss, blissfulness, elation, felicity, glory, happiness, heaven, Nirvana, sense of well-being, smiles, weal, welfare, well being), maddi refah (material well-being). (various references) rдhnet (bliss), oсluk (prosperity), eюret (prosperity), eяgilik (happiness, prosperity), abadanзylyk. (various references) phúc lợi, hạnh phúc (bliss, blissful, felicitous, felicity, luckiness, mercy, weal, wealth, welfare). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | salus. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | wela. (various references) |
| Arabic | 500-Modern | kaif. (various references) |
| Middle English | 1100-1500 | wele. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Daniel Chapter 4, Verse 27 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | KurioV zh en ouranw kai h exousia autou epi pash th gh autou dehqhti peri twn amartiwn sou kai pasaV taV adikiaV sou en elehmosunaiV lutrwsai ina epieikeia doqh soi kai poluhmeroV genh epi tou qronou thV basileiaV sou kai mh katafqeirh se toutouV touV logouV agaphson akribhV gar mou o logoV kai plhrhV o cronoV sou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Responditque rex et ait nonne haec est Babylon magna quam ego aedificavi in domum regni in robore fortitudinis meae et in gloria decoris mei |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the kyng answerde and saith, Wher this not Babyloyne, the grete citee, whiche I beeldide in to the hous of rewme, in miyt of my strengthe, and in glorie of my fairnesse? |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thy iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Daniel Chapter 4, Verse 27 |
| Cebuano | Tungod niini, Oh hari, dawata ang akong tambag, ug putla ang imong mga sala pinaagi sa pagkamatarung, ug lugtasa ang imong mga pagkadautan pinaagi sa pagpakita ug kalooy sa mga kabus; kong ugaling palungtaron mo ang imong kalinaw. |
| Croatian | kralj govoraše: "Nije li to taj veliki Babilon što ga ja sagradih da mi bude kraljevskom prijestolnicom - snagom svoje moæi, na slavu svoga velièanstva?" |
| Danish | Derfor, o Konge, lad mit Råd være dig til Behag. Gør Ende på dine Synder med Retfærd og på dine Misgerninger med Barmhjertighed mod de fattige, om din Lykke måske kunde vare!" |
| Dutch | Daarom, o koning! laat mijn raad u behagen, en breek uw zonden af door gerechtigheid, en uw ongerechtigheden door genade te bewijzen aan de ellendigen, of er verlenging van uw vrede mocht wezen. |
| Finnish | hän puhkesi puhumaan sanoen: "Eikö tämä ole se suuri Baabel, jonka minä väkevällä voimallani olen rakentanut kuninkaalliseksi linnaksi, valtasuuruuteni kunniaksi!" |
| French | C`est pourquoi, ô roi, puisse mon conseil te plaire! mets un terme à tes péchés en pratiquant la justice, et à tes iniquités en usant de compassion envers les malheureux, et ton bonheur pourra se prolonger. |
| German | Darum, Herr König, laß dir meinen Rat gefallen und mache dich los von deinen Sünden durch Gerechtigkeit und ledig von deiner Missetat durch Wohltat an den Armen, so wird dein Glück lange währen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebab itu hendaknya Tuanku menuruti nasihat hamba. Janganlah Tuanku berdosa lagi, tapi lakukanlah apa yang baik dan adil, dan kasihanilah orang miskin. Dengan demikian Tuanku akan tetap berbahagia." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka sebab itu, ya tuanku! hendaklah kiranya bicara patik berkenan kepada tuanku, putuskan apalah segala dosa tuanku oleh kebenaran dan segala kesalahan tuanku oleh belas kasihan akan orang miskin, supaya dilanjutkan kiranya selamat sejahtera tuanku! |
| Maori | Mo reira kia manakohia mai toku whakaaro e koe, e te kingi, kia whatiia atu ano ou hara e te tika, kia whatiia ano ou kino e te mahi tohu ki nga rawakore; a tera pea e roa tou ata noho. |
| Norwegian | Derfor, konge, la mitt råd tekkes dig, og løs dig fra dine synder ved rettferdighet og fra dine misgjerninger ved barmhjertighet mot ulykkelige, om din lykke skal bli varig. |
| Rumanian | Deaceea, kmpqrate, placq-yi sfatul meu! Pune capqt pqcatelor tale, wi trqiewte kn neprihqnire, rupe -o cu nelegiuirile tale, wi ai milq de cei nenorociyi, wi poate cq yi se va prelungi fericirea! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Words rhyming with "well-being" (pronounced 'Well"-be`ing'): Aforegoing, Almsgiving, Backbiting, Batfowling, Birdcatching, Bird's-nesting, Bluestocking, Bookbinding, Bookkeeping, Bookselling, Boxhauling, Bricklaying, Broadspreading, Bushfighting, Bushwhacking, By-drinking, By-turning, Cabinetmaking, Cat-harping, Cheeseparing, Childbearing, Churchgoing, Clear-seeing, Clear-shining, Costeaning, Cowleeching, Crib-biting, Cross-reading, Cross-tining, Cross-vaulting, Deerstalking, Findfaulting, Fly-catching, Forespeaking, forthcoming, Forthputing, Fox-hunting, free-living, Free-milling, freethinking, Gaingiving, Glass-gazing, god-fearing, good-looking, Handwriting, haymaking, heartbreaking, heartrending, high-sounding, Home-coming. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-e-g-i-l-l-n-w" | |
-2 letters: belling, legible, welling. | |
-3 letters: nellie, newbie, wellie. | |
-4 letters: begin, beige, being, belie, belle, bewig, bilge, binge, genie, glebe, ingle, leben, libel, liege, newel, newie, ngwee. | |
-5 letters: been, bell, bene, bile, bill, bine, blew, blin, gene, gibe, gien, gill, glee, glen, glib, lien, line, ling, lwei, nill, weel, ween, well, wile, will, wine, wing. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-e-g-i-l-l-n-w" | |
+2 letters: bejewelling, embowelling. | |
+4 letters: bewilderingly. | |
+5 letters: disembowelling. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 65 6C 6C 2D 62 65 69 6E 67 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010111 01100101 01101100 01101100 00101101 01100010 01100101 01101001 01101110 01100111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)W e l l - b e i n g |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0057 0065 006C 006C 002D 0062 0065 0069 006E 0067 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)57717878156871758073 |
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