# Eudaimonia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌjuːdɪˈməʊnɪə/

## Definitions
1. In Aristotelian ethics, a condition of living a life of the highest virtue; the state of human flourishing, which is desirable in and of itself, rather than as a means towards some other end.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐδαιμονίᾱ (eudaimoníā, literally “good spirits”). By surface analysis, eu- + demon + -ia.

## Source
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