eudaemonic

adjective

eu·​dae·​mon·​ic

¦yüdē¦mänik,

-nēk

variants or less commonly eudaemonical

-nə̇kəl,

-nēk-

: producing happiness : based on the idea of happiness as the proper end of conduct

Word History

Etymology

eudaemonic from Greek eudaimonikos, from eudaimon-, eudaimōn + -ikos -ic; eudaemonical from Greek eudaimonikos + English -al

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