eudaimonia happiness, the good life, the complete life, literally to have a good daimon'
Greek for "having a good spirit." Usually translated as happiness, but more accurately it is personal well-being or contentment.
vital well-being, happiness, human flourishing, spiritual fulfillment
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
Aristotle uses this word for "happiness"; or "flourishing". from the Greek " eu"; meaning "happy" or "well" or "harmonious" and " daimon" meaning the individual's spirit.
The is the word that Aristotle uses for "happiness" or "flourishing." It comes from the Greek " eu," which means "happy" or "well" or "harmonious," and " daimon," which refers to the individual’s spirit.
Eudaimonia (Greek: ) is a classical Greek word commonly translated as 'happiness'. Etymologically, it consists of the word "eu" ("good" or "well being") and "daimÅn" ("spirit" or "minor deity", used by extension to mean one's lot or fortune). Although popular usage of the term happiness refers to a state of mind, related to joy or pleasure, eudaimonia rarely has such connotations, and the less subjective "human flourishing" is often preferred as a translation.
