hedonism
Meaning of hedonism
noun
the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.
mid 19th century: from Greek hēdonē ‘pleasure’ + -ism.
Information about hedonism
- It is a name.
- The plural form of hedonism is: hedonisms.
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Hyphenation of hedonism
he-do-nism
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- hedonism is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
hedonism synonyms
Meaning the action or fact of indulging:
Meaning an ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was rega:
Meaning lack of moderation or restraint:
Meaning the quality of being excessive and lacking in restraint; overindulgence:
Meaning the action or fact of having too much of something enjoyable:
Meaning the action or fact of consuming something to excess:
Meaning an amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable:
Meaning lack of restraint in spending money or using resources:
Meaning a state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense:
Translation of hedonism
Anagrams of hedonism
demonish, hedonsim, monished, Sondheim
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