Dictionary Entry
welfare
welfare is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness.
- 2noun
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
"she lives on welfare"
- 3noun
something that aids or promotes well-being
"for the benefit of all"
Synonyms
- 4noun
a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
"the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
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