hedonism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɛdənɪzəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhiːdənɪzəm/ (General-American)
- hēdənĭzəm (General-American)
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- hĕdənĭzəm (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d-der. Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hedonism From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + English -ism. First attested in 1856.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The philosophical belief that prioritizes happiness, particularly sensual pleasure as the highest good in life.
It began with his shrugging off of both family and faith and taking the Amtrak Vermonter out of Penn Station to major in minor hedonism and minor in the major modernists at a hippie college in the great Jewless north.
2020 April 24, Jeremy M. Davies, “No Sleep till Auschwitz”, in The Baffler, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2020:
- (countable, usually) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hedonisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
antihedonism · psychological hedonism
Hypernyms
Relateds
hedonics · hedonistic · hedonist · hedonic · hedonistically · debauchery
Synonyms
Translations (54)
cmn 享樂主義 /享乐主义 (devotion to the pursuit of pleasure) · nl genotzucht (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · ar مَذْهَب اَللِّذَّة (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · pt hedonismo (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · fr hédonisme (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · nl epicurisme (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · th สุขนิยม (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · he הֶדוֹנִיזְם (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · is hedónismi (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · pl hedonizm (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · de Genusssucht (devotion to the pursuit of pleasure) · es hedonismo (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · da hedonisme (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · cy hedoniaeth (devotion to the pursuit of pleasure) · ja 快楽主義 (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · ro hedonism (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · it edonismo (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · fi hedonismi (devotion to the pursuit of pleasure) · cy pleseryddiaeth (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · sv hedonism (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · ga héadónachas (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · el ηδονισμός (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · et hedonism (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · nl hedonisme (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · nn hedonisme (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · cs hedonismus (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · fi hedonismi (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · gl hedonismo (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · ceb hedonismo (devotion to the pursuit of pleasure) · la hēdonismus (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · nb hedonisme (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · cy hedoniaeth (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · pdt Plezhiasocht (devotion to the pursuit of pleasure) · hu hedonizmus (devotion to the pursuit of pleasure) · tr hazcılık (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · hu hedonizmus (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · sh хедонизам (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · cs hédonismus (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · tr hedonizm (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · be гедані́зм (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · grc ἡδονισμός (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · cmn 享樂主義 /享乐主义 (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · ru гедони́зм (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · de Genußsucht (devotion to the pursuit of pleasure) · ka ჰედონიზმი (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · uk гедоні́зм (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · sh hedonizam (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · kmr zewqyarî (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · de Hedonismus (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · ast hedonismu (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · kmr hedonîzm (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · ceb hedonismo (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · ca hedonisme (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value) · eo hedonismo (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value)