wellnessn.

Brit.

/ˈwɛlnəs/, U.S.

/ˈwɛlnəs/

Forms: see well adj. and n.³ and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < well adj. + -ness suffix.Compare the following isolated attestation of Middle English weleness abundance, affluence ( < weal n.¹ + -ness suffix):a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4501 Welnes o welth did þis boteler For-gete ioseph, his drem-reder.

a. The state or condition of being well or in good health, in contrast to being ill; the absence of sickness; the state of (full or temporary) recovery from illness or injury.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > [noun] > good health

healOE

healthc1000

strengthOE

soundc1275

hailc1300

halec1330

quartc1330

liege poustie1340

plight1394

soundness1398

sanity?a1475

quartfulness1483

healthfulness?1535

symmetry?1541

flesh1548

good liking?1560

well-being1561

valetude1575

safeness1576

kilter1582

mens sana in corpore sanoc1605

eucrasy1607

sanitude1652

salubrity1654

wellness1654

healthiness1670

vegeteness1678

wholesome1738

haleness1815

able-bodiedness1857

1654 A. Johnston Diary (1919) II. 197 I..blessed God..for my daughter's wealnesse.

c1655 D. Osborne Lett. (1903) xxviii. 126 You..never send me any of the new phrases of the town... Pray what is meant by wellness and unwellness?

1836 T. Carlyle Let. 12 Sept. in New Lett. (1904) I. 33 I feel really very well at present; and could almost persuade myself it were the natural state of wellness.

1864 J. W. Carlyle Let. 26 Sept. in Lett. & Memorials (1894) III. 296 Some weeks of such comparative ease and well-ness.

1905 H. H. Colvill Stepping Stone 264 With an old man like that, wellness was illness, and illness didn't seem not so very different from wellness.

1982 Tulsa Stud. Women's Lit. 1 204 She..healed individuals who were physically hurt or afflicted (as when she prayed a dying man back to wellness).

1991 F. Buechner Telling Secrets ii. 54 If after all those years you get well, what do you do with your wellness?

b. spec. (originally U.S.). As a positive rather than contrastive quality: the state or condition of being in good physical, mental, and spiritual health, esp. as an actively pursued goal; well-being.

ΚΠ

1957 H. L. Dunn in Jrnl. Nat. Med. Assoc. 49 225/1 The concept of wellness, as something very much more than just the absence of sickness, has been behind the thinking of many doctors and health workers in the first half of the 20th century.

1960 Jrnl. Health & Human Behavior 1 318/1 A program for urban and urban-fringe communities whereby high-level wellness may be achieved and maintained.

1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking ii. 256 An organized nationwide group of doctors who would create wellness through nutrition, stress reduction, energy balancing, and meditation.

2005 Allergy Apr. 103 With its holistic approach to wellness, this five-star hotel and award-winning centre..offers a range of tempting treatments.

†2. The fact of doing something well. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1791 T. Twining Let. 15 Feb. in Recreat. & Stud. (1882) 145 He plays the fiddle well, the harpsichord well, the violoncello well. Now, sir, when I say ‘well’, I can't be supposed to mean the wellness that one should predicate of a professor who makes those instruments his study.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 1b), as wellness centre, wellness programme, etc.

ΚΠ

1959 Nation's Business Nov. 39/2 How do you apply your wellness theory to the questions raised by the study of vital statistics?

1976 Prevention Apr. 65/2 As part of the wellness education program, a reading list is made available which includes books, audiovisuals, catalogs and brochures describing wellness activities in the community.

1989 Home Health Care Apr. 30/3 British Columbia's one-stop ‘wellness centre’ for seniors is scheduled to open in Victoria this April.

2000 Cape Times 19 July i. 5/4 If they are positive, they can be put on a wellness programme that includes good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle.

2012 Independent 24 Oct. 38/2 Holiday resorts are booming with..boot camps and wellness retreats dedicated to rebuilding the body beautiful.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wellness
释义	wellnessn. Brit. /ˈwɛlnəs/, U.S. /ˈwɛlnəs/ Forms: see well adj. and n.³ and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < well adj. + -ness suffix.Compare the following isolated attestation of Middle English weleness abundance, affluence ( < weal n.¹ + -ness suffix):a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4501 Welnes o welth did þis boteler For-gete ioseph, his drem-reder. 1. a. The state or condition of being well or in good health, in contrast to being ill; the absence of sickness; the state of (full or temporary) recovery from illness or injury. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > [noun] > good health healOE healthc1000 strengthOE soundc1275 hailc1300 halec1330 quartc1330 liege poustie1340 plight1394 soundness1398 sanity?a1475 quartfulness1483 healthfulness?1535 symmetry?1541 flesh1548 good liking?1560 well-being1561 valetude1575 safeness1576 kilter1582 mens sana in corpore sanoc1605 eucrasy1607 sanitude1652 salubrity1654 wellness1654 healthiness1670 vegeteness1678 wholesome1738 haleness1815 able-bodiedness1857 1654 A. Johnston Diary (1919) II. 197 I..blessed God..for my daughter's wealnesse. c1655 D. Osborne Lett. (1903) xxviii. 126 You..never send me any of the new phrases of the town... Pray what is meant by wellness and unwellness? 1836 T. Carlyle Let. 12 Sept. in New Lett. (1904) I. 33 I feel really very well at present; and could almost persuade myself it were the natural state of wellness. 1864 J. W. Carlyle Let. 26 Sept. in Lett. & Memorials (1894) III. 296 Some weeks of such comparative ease and well-ness. 1905 H. H. Colvill Stepping Stone 264 With an old man like that, wellness was illness, and illness didn't seem not so very different from wellness. 1982 Tulsa Stud. Women's Lit. 1 204 She..healed individuals who were physically hurt or afflicted (as when she prayed a dying man back to wellness). 1991 F. Buechner Telling Secrets ii. 54 If after all those years you get well, what do you do with your wellness? b. spec. (originally U.S.). As a positive rather than contrastive quality: the state or condition of being in good physical, mental, and spiritual health, esp. as an actively pursued goal; well-being. ΚΠ 1957 H. L. Dunn in Jrnl. Nat. Med. Assoc. 49 225/1 The concept of wellness, as something very much more than just the absence of sickness, has been behind the thinking of many doctors and health workers in the first half of the 20th century. 1960 Jrnl. Health & Human Behavior 1 318/1 A program for urban and urban-fringe communities whereby high-level wellness may be achieved and maintained. 1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking ii. 256 An organized nationwide group of doctors who would create wellness through nutrition, stress reduction, energy balancing, and meditation. 2005 Allergy Apr. 103 With its holistic approach to wellness, this five-star hotel and award-winning centre..offers a range of tempting treatments. †2. The fact of doing something well. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1791 T. Twining Let. 15 Feb. in Recreat. & Stud. (1882) 145 He plays the fiddle well, the harpsichord well, the violoncello well. Now, sir, when I say ‘well’, I can't be supposed to mean the wellness that one should predicate of a professor who makes those instruments his study. Compounds General attributive (in sense 1b), as wellness centre, wellness programme, etc. ΚΠ 1959 Nation's Business Nov. 39/2 How do you apply your wellness theory to the questions raised by the study of vital statistics? 1976 Prevention Apr. 65/2 As part of the wellness education program, a reading list is made available which includes books, audiovisuals, catalogs and brochures describing wellness activities in the community. 1989 Home Health Care Apr. 30/3 British Columbia's one-stop ‘wellness centre’ for seniors is scheduled to open in Victoria this April. 2000 Cape Times 19 July i. 5/4 If they are positive, they can be put on a wellness programme that includes good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. 2012 Independent 24 Oct. 38/2 Holiday resorts are booming with..boot camps and wellness retreats dedicated to rebuilding the body beautiful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1654
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