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hedonist

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhiːdənɪst/, /ˈhɛdənɪst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hēd′n ist)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
he•don•ist  (hēd′n ist),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.

adj. 
  1. Also, he′don•is′tic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a hedonist or hedonism.
  • see hedonism, -ist 1855–60
he′don•is′ti•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
he•don•ism /ˈhidənˌɪzəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. belief in or devotion to pleasure as a way of life.
he•don•ist, n. [countable]
he•don•is•tic, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
he•don•ism  (hēd′n iz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good.
  2. devotion to pleasure as a way of life:The later Roman emperors were notorious for their hedonism.
  • Greek hēdon(é̄) pleasure + -ism
  • 1855–60
    2. sensualism, libertinism, debauchery, dissipation, carousal.
    2. puritanism, asceticism, abstemiousness, self-denial.
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