| NOUN | act | welfare, social welfare, public assistance | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need |
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| attribute | welfare, benefit | something that aids or promotes well-being | |
| state | welfare, wellbeing, well-being, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia | a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous |
| Sounds | weh'lfeh.r | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... | |
| Meaning | governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need. | |
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| Example | "she lives on welfare" | |
| Synonyms | social welfare, public assistance | |
| Narrower | dole, pogy, pogey | money received from the state |
| relief | Aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped | |
| social insurance | government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people | |
| Broader | aid, economic aid, financial aid, assistance, financial assistance, economic assistance | money to support a worthy person or cause |
| Spanish | bienestar social | |
| Catalan | benestar social | |
| Meaning | Something that aids or promotes well-being. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | benefit | |
| Narrower | advantage, reward | benefit resulting from some event or action |
| sake, interest | A reason for wanting something done | |
| Broader | good, goodness | That which is pleasing or valuable or useful / useful |
| Spanish | beneficio, provecho | |
| Catalan | benefici, profit | |
| Meaning | A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | wellbeing, well-being, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia | |
| Narrower | fool's paradise | An illusory state of wellbeing |
| health, wellness | A healthy state of wellbeing free from disease | |
| Broader | prosperity, successfulness | The condition of prospering |
| Opposite | ill-being | lack of prosperity or happiness or health |
| Spanish | bienestar, comodidad, eudaemonia, eudaimonia, holgura | |
| Catalan | benestar, comoditat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia, eudemonisme, folgança | |
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