hedonism

First attested 1856: from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) +‎ -ism.

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕdənĭzəm, IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdənɪzəm/
• (General American) enPR: hēdənĭzəm, IPA^(key): /ˈhiːdənɪzəm/

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• Hyphenation: he‧don‧ism

hedonism (usually uncountable, plural hedonisms)

1. (ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.
2. (countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.

• Cyrenaicism

• asceticism

• selfishness

• Epicureanism (advocating mental pleasures & a need for most typical virtues to avoid pain)

• psychological hedonism

• hedonic
• hedonics
• hedonist
• hedonistic
• hedonistically

• debauchery

• “hedonism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “hedonism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

• demonish, monished, Sondheim

Borrowed from French hédonisme.

hedonism n (uncountable)

1. hedonism

hedonism c

1. hedonism (philosophically or more generally)

• hedonist (“hedonist”)
• hedonistisk (“hedonistic”)

• epikurism (“Epicureanism”)
• eudemonism (“eudaemonism”)

• hedonism in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hedonism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hedonism in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)