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welfare

Nouns

• (n) governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
  • she lives on welfare
  public assistance, social welfare,
• (n) something that aids or promotes well-being
  • for the benefit of all
  benefit,
• (n) a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
  • the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles
  eudaemonia, eudaimonia, upbeat, wellbeing, well-being,

Synonyms

public assistance social welfare benefit eudaemonia eudaimonia upbeat wellbeing well-being

Antonyms

ill-being

Words of close approximity