Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The condition of good physical and mental health, especially when actively maintained by proper diet, exercise, and avoidance of risky behavior.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state of being well or in good health.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The quality or state of being in good health.
  • noun The process of learning about and engaging in behaviors that are likely to result in optimal health.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

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Examples

  • - (Business Wire) Rite Aid customers and patients nationwide now can sign up for Rite Aid's new wellness+ customer rewards program that provides members with free health and wellness benefits, as well as shopping discounts and special prices.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • - (Business Wire) Rite Aid customers and patients nationwide now can sign up for Rite Aid's new wellness+ customer rewards program that provides members with free health and wellness benefits, as well as shopping discounts and special prices.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • | Rite Aid customers and patients in Davidson County can now sign up for Rite Aid's new wellness+ customer rewards program that provides members with free health and wellness benefits as well as shopping discounts and special prices.

    Local News from The Dispatch | Lexington, NC 2009

  • | Rite Aid customers and patients in Davidson County can now sign up for Rite Aid's new wellness+ customer rewards program that provides members with free health and wellness benefits as well as shopping discounts and special prices.

    Local News from The Dispatch | Lexington, NC 2009

  • | Rite Aid customers and patients in Davidson County can now sign up for Rite Aid's new wellness+ customer rewards program that provides members with free health and wellness benefits as well as shopping discounts and special prices.

    Local News from The Dispatch | Lexington, NC 2009

  • | Rite Aid customers and patients in Davidson County can now sign up for Rite Aid's new wellness+ customer rewards program that provides members with free health and wellness benefits as well as shopping discounts and special prices.

    Local News from The Dispatch | Lexington, NC 2009

  • The wellness+ program marries our customers 'fiscal and physical well-being, and we reward them with both member-only shopping discounts and health and wellness benefits that increase the more they shop and the more prescriptions they fill at Rite Aid, "said John Learish, Rite Aid Senior Vice President, Marketing.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • The wellness+ program marries our customers 'fiscal and physical well-being, and we reward them with both member-only shopping discounts and health and wellness benefits that increase the more they shop and the more prescriptions they fill at Rite Aid, "said John Learish, Rite Aid Senior Vice President, Marketing.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • But what we do know, in fact, is that when the Department of Children and Families is called, they are able to go to the home and do what they call a wellness check, let themselves ride in the door to make sure that a crime is not being committed there.

    CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2008 2008

  • The definition of wellness is open and thus impossible to define socially.

    Information and Incentives, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

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