Word of the Day
well-be·ing / ˈˌwel ˈˌbēiNG / noun = the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. Example: "We will feel an improvement in our well-being when this pandemic is over!"
For your information
There is not usually a hyphen in the word wellbeing in the United Kingdom and Australia, but speakers in the United States and Canada prefer having a hyphen, as I did in the title. The illustration above comes from the folks at Action for Happiness, which is located in England.
Here's the link to Elza Reads, where people used to
share links to their Wondrous Words Wednesday posts.
Before that, Kathy at Bermuda Onion hosted it.
Words are as fascinating to me as life itself.
ReplyDeleteHi there Bonnie! In South Africa, we mainly use The Queen's English. So we also don't use the hyphen.
ReplyDeleteWellbeing is an excellent choice for this year. We can all do by taking better care of our wellbeing.
Thanks for joining WWW!!