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bien-être — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • welfare noun A person's general health, happiness, and safety; well-being.
  • well-being noun The state of being comfortable, healthy and content in body and mind.
  • wellness noun The state of being in good physical and mental health.

Senses

bien-être is used for these senses in English:

  • welfare (uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
  • well-being A state of health, happiness or prosperity.
  • wellness The quality or state of being in good health (sometimes emphasizing both health and safety); mental and physical soundness.

welfare — full definition

  1. noun A person's general health, happiness, and safety; well-being.
  2. noun Government financial assistance given to people in need.

well-being — full definition

  1. noun The state of being comfortable, healthy and content in body and mind.
  2. noun In economics and policy, a broad measure of how good people's lives are, taking in income, health, security and satisfaction rather than output alone.

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