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.
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everyday
Fits when physical and emotional welfare are central
Careful Well-being may overlook material living conditions.
warm
daily comfort
Fits when ordinary ease is the immediate concern
Careful Comfort alone excludes purpose and opportunity.
professional
life satisfaction
Fits when a person's own evaluation is measured
Careful Satisfaction is subjective and narrower.
professional
livability
Fits when a place's practical suitability is being compared
Careful Livability evaluates environments, not whole lives.
formal
living standard
Fits when income and material conditions dominate
Careful Living standard misses relationships and health.
formal
Fits when collective social conditions are under review
Careful Welfare can suggest government assistance.
literary
Fits when full human development is the goal
Careful Flourishing makes a stronger positive claim.
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.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Steve Shives, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated
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