Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eudaemonic

/ˌjudɪˈmɑnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eu-dae-mon-ic
IPA: /ˌjudɪˈmɑnɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a eudaemon.

adj

Producing satisfied happiness and well-being.

Example Sentences

"During the 1960s and 1970s, many communist leaderships sought to legitimate their rule increasingly through the eudaemonic mode; the various economic reforms in the USSR and Eastern Europe at the time constituted the major symbol of this."
"In 2013, Cole examined the influence of well-being instead. He focused on two types: hedonic, from pleasure and rewards, and eudaemonic, from having a purpose beyond self-gratification."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονικός (eudaimonikós), from εὐδαιμονία (eudaimonía, “happiness”), from εὐδαίμων (eudaímōn, “fortunate, happy”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: εὐδαιμονικός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌjudɪˈmɑnɪk/
British English: /ˌjuːdɪˈmɒnɪk/

Inflected Forms

eudemonic (alternative) eudæmonic (alternative) eudaimonic (alternative)

Derived Forms

eudaemonically

Synonyms

eudemonic

Questions

How do you pronounce eudaemonic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌjudɪˈmɑnɪk/.
What does eudaemonic mean?: Of or pertaining to a eudaemon.
Where does eudaemonic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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