hedonistic

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English

Etymology

From hedonist +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hedonistic (comparative more hedonistic, superlative most hedonistic)

  1. Devoted to pleasure
    Synonyms: decadent, sybaritic; see also Thesaurus:hedonistic
    • 1999, Jamie Mayerfeld, Suffering and Moral Responsibility, Oxford University Press, USA, →ISBN, page 3:
      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.
    • 2003, Paul Pearsall, The Beethoven Factor, Hampton Roads Publishing, →ISBN:
      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.

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Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French hédonistique.

Adjective

hedonistic m or n (feminine singular hedonistică, masculine plural hedonistici, feminine and neuter plural hedonistice)

  1. hedonistic
    Synonym: hedonist

Declension

Declension of hedonistic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite hedonistic hedonistică hedonistici hedonistice
definite hedonisticul hedonistica hedonisticii hedonisticele
genitive-
dative
indefinite hedonistic hedonistice hedonistici hedonistice
definite hedonisticului hedonisticei hedonisticilor hedonisticelor

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