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Quality of life

n.hopeful, calmprofessional

What it means

The overall level of comfort, health, fulfillment, and practical well-being in daily life.

Reach for it when assessing how circumstances affect lived well-being, not output alone

Reliable buses improved quality of life for residents who could no longer drive.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    well-being

    physical and emotional welfare are central

    not when Well-being may overlook material living conditions.

  • warm

    daily comfort

    ordinary ease is the immediate concern

    not when Comfort alone excludes purpose and opportunity.

  • professional

    life satisfaction

    a person's own evaluation is measured

    not when Satisfaction is subjective and narrower.

  • professional

    livability

    a place's practical suitability is being compared

    not when Livability evaluates environments, not whole lives.

  • formal

    living standard

    income and material conditions dominate

    not when Living standard misses relationships and health.

  • formal

    welfare

    collective social conditions are under review

    not when Welfare can suggest government assistance.

  • literary

    flourishing

    full human development is the goal

    not when Flourishing makes a stronger positive claim.

Said against

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  • misery
  • hardship
  • poor living conditions

It naturally appears in

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  • improve quality of life

    Safer crossings improve quality of life throughout the district.

  • overall quality of life

    Her overall quality of life rose once the pain was controlled.

  • quality-of-life measure

    The survey includes a quality-of-life measure for caregivers.