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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

3
  • 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.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.