wellness

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English

Etymology

From Middle English welnes, welenes, equivalent to well +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

Noun

wellness (countable and uncountable, plural wellnesses)

  1. The quality or state of being in good health (sometimes emphasizing both health and safety).
    Synonyms: wellbeing, well-being
    health and wellness
    Diet and exercise are cornerstones of wellness.
    The police conducted a wellness check.
  2. The process of learning about and engaging in behaviors that are likely to result in optimal health.
    She made a fortune as a wellness guru.

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Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English wellness.

Noun

wellness m or f (uncountable)

  1. (very rare) wellness (good health)
    Synonym: benessere
    • 2003, Marco Ingrosso, Senza benessere sociale: nuovi rischi e attese di qualità della vita nell'era planetaria, →ISBN, page 12:
      Al contempo la wellness è una condizione da conquistare e mantenere come mezzo e come simbolo di avanzamento sociale
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    • 2004, Various authors, Panorama: Edizioni 1998-2001, page 165:
      Per chi invece vuole provare l'estasi nell'acqua c'è il massaggio nella vasca di mare firmato da maghi terapisti come Davide, Guido e Nicola e, per chi cerca la wellness ayurveda, va forte il trattamento bioenergetico, con relativo []
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    • 2007, Trimarchi Santagata, Turismo culturale e crescita del territorio. Identità tradizioni e piaceri nel Monferrato, →ISBN, page 63:
      Coloro cui i medici prescrivono le "acque" come cura sono gradualmente sostituiti da coloro che cercano la wellness in un centro benessere.
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    • 2008, Antonella Nuzzaci, Infanzie invisibili, infanzie negate. Educare al presente per un futuro di pace, →ISBN, page 108:
      [] definire "zone umane" di comunicazione interpersonale, di convivialità, di ristoro, di riposo, di socialità aperta, intese a favorire la wellness ea ridestare nella comunità il gusto della vitta cittadina;
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