welfare
nounHow many syllables in welfare?
There are 2 syllables in the word welfare.How to pronounce welfare:
Definition of welfare:
- welfare (noun):
- health, happiness, prosperity, and general wellbeing
- governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need.
- the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, well-being, or prosperity
Synonyms for welfare:
aid
benefit
comfort
dole
economic aid
eudaemonia
eudaimonia
financial aid
fitness
fortune
good
happiness
health
interest
joy
pogey
pogy
profit
prosperity
prosperousness
protection
public assistance
relief
safety
sake
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Schwa, represented by the symbol ə, is a common unstressed and neutral vowel sound in many syllables of English words.
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