US /ˌjuːdɪməˈnɪstɪk/ UK /ˌjuːdɪməˈnɪstɪk/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    ethics: relating to the view that happiness or human flourishing is the highest good

    Aristotle's ethics is eudaemonistic because it organizes practical life around human flourishing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · ethics: relating to the... eudaimonisticflourishing-centered
Opposites
deontological
Word family
Derived forms eudaemonismeudaemonist
Related forms eudaimoniahappinessflourishing

Etymology

From eudaemonism + -istic. Eudaemonism derives from Ancient Greek eudaimonia, "happiness, welfare, flourishing," built from eu ("well") + daimon ("divine power, fortune").

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