eudaemonics

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

eu·​dae·​mon·​ics

-nēks

1

: the practice of eudaemonism : an art or means of attaining happiness

2

: the science of happiness

—contrasted with aretaics

Word History

Etymology

Greek eudaimon-, eudaimōn + English -ics

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