adj : of or relating to a welfare state [syn: welfarist, welfare(a), welfare-statist]
n 1: governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in
need [syn: social welfare]
2: something that aids or promotes well-being: "for the common
good" [syn: benefit]
3: a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous;
"the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent
troubles" [syn: wellbeing, well-being, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia] [ant: ill-being]