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well being

well being is the alternative form of well-being.

Meaning of well-being

Noun

well-being (usually uncountable, plural well-beings)

  1. (usually) A state of health, happiness or prosperity.
    • which concernes our whole three Kingdomes, Parliaments, Religion, and every one of our well-beings, in this preſent world1643, William Prynne, The Soveraigne Power of Parliaments and Kingdomes, Divided Into Fovre Parts Together with an Appendix, Part 1
    Synonyms:
    wellness, weal
    Antonyms:
    ill-being

Questions about well being

What is well being the alternative form of?
Well being is the alternative form of well-being.

Words near well being in the dictionary

  1. well and truly
  2. well aware
  3. well aye
  4. well begun is half done
  5. well behaved
  6. well being
  7. well boat
  8. well boats
  9. well brought up
  10. well built
  11. well car

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