Hedonistic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛdənɪstɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hedonistic is an adjective meaning Devoted to pleasure.
Meaning
Devoted to pleasure.
Example Sentences
He refers to the danger of leading our lives on a hedonistic treadmill, seeking more accomplishments and trying to get more things and more money, leading eventually to ever increasing expectations.
Among philosophers, attention to suffering has been a casualty of a long series of attacks on hedonistic utilitarianism—the doctrine that people are morally required to maximize the total surplus of happiness over suffering.
Synonyms for hedonistic
Depending on context, synonyms include decadent, epicureal, epicurean, epicureous, hedonic, intemperate.
Antonyms for hedonistic
Common opposites include abstemious, antihedonistic, ascetic, austere, nonhedonistic, puritanical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epicurean, hedonic, indulgent, pleasuresome, sensualistic, pleasurous.
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