hyvinvointi

hyvin (“well”) +‎ vointi (“faring”), from voida hyvin

• IPA^(key): /ˈhyʋinˌʋoi̯nti/, [ˈhyʋinˌʋo̞i̯n̪t̪i]
• Rhymes: -ointi
• Syllabification^(key): hy‧vin‧voin‧ti
• Hyphenation^(key): hyvin‧vointi

hyvinvointi

1. well-being, welfare (health, safety, happiness and prosperity)
2. wellness

The Finnish word hyvinvointi (literally “doing well”) retains the early 20th century meaning of the word welfare which in both British and American English meant being in good health or in good financial standing. The American meaning of the word welfare has morphed and now means government assistance for the less fortunate. The Finnish word for government assistance intended to ensure a person's state of well-being is sosiaaliturvaetuus (“social benefit”) or sosiaaliavustus (“social assistance”).

• “hyvinvointi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023