welfare
English Thesaurus
1. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | social insurance, |
| definition | : | government provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | relief, |
| definition | : | aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | dole, pogey, pogy, |
| definition | : | money received from the state (noun.act) |
2. something that aids or promotes well-being (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | good, goodness, |
| definition | : | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | advantage, reward, |
| definition | : | benefit resulting from some event or action (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | interest, sake, |
| definition | : | a reason for wanting something done (noun.attribute) |
3. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | fool's paradise, |
| definition | : | an illusory state of wellbeing (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | health, wellness, |
| definition | : | a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease (noun.state) |
4. something that aids or promotes well-being (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | benefit, do good, |
| definition | : | be beneficial for (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | beneficial, good, |
| definition | : | promoting or enhancing well-being (adj.all) |
5. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous (noun.state)
| antonym | : | ill-being, |
| definition | : | lack of prosperity or happiness or health (noun.state) |
6. something that aids or promotes well-being (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | benefit, do good, |
| definition | : | be beneficial for (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | beneficial, good, |
| definition | : | promoting or enhancing well-being (adj.all) |
7. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous (noun.state)
| antonym | : | ill-being, |
| definition | : | lack of prosperity or happiness or health (noun.state) |
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