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English
Etymology
From Middle English welnes, welenes, equivalent to well + -ness.
Pronunciation
Noun
wellness (countable and uncountable, plural wellnesses)
- 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.
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
The quality or state of being in good health.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English wellness.
Noun
wellness m or f (uncountable)
- (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- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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 […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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;- (please add an English translation of this quotation)