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euthenics

[ yoo-then-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. a science concerned with bettering the condition of human beings through the improvement of their environment.


euthenics

/ juːˈθɛnɪks /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the study of the control of the environment, esp with a view to improving the health and living standards of the human race
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • euˈthenist, noun
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Other Words From

  • eu·then·ist [yoo-, then, -ist, yoo, -th, uh, -nist], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of euthenics1

1900–05; < Greek euthēn ( eîn ) to be well off, prosper + -ics
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Word History and Origins

Origin of euthenics1

C20: from Greek euthēnein to thrive
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Example Sentences

The makers of the series are hopeful that viewers connect with the euthenics of the hero's emotional journey.

It is, however, a phase of euthenics, which deals with the environmental factors that affect the individual life.

Barring these two types, euthenics forms a necessary concomitant of the eugenic program; and, as we have tried to emphasize, eugenics is likewise necessary to the complete success of every euthenic program.

Crafts always said it was a case of eugenics against euthenics," remarked Atherton, "of birth against environment.

Eugenics is therefore the fundamental method of human progress, euthenics the secondary one; their relations will be further considered in the last chapter of this book.

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