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I have a wonderfully hedonistic appetite, and if I wasn't really strict with myself, I'd weigh 300 pounds. I'm not good with moderation.
Nick Offerman

Meaning of "hedonistic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HEDONISTIC

hedonistic  [ˌhiːdəˈnɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEDONISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hedonistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HEDONISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hedonistic

Hedonism

Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good. In very simple terms, a hedonist strives to maximize net pleasure. Ethical hedonism is the idea that all people have the right to do everything in their power to achieve the greatest amount of pleasure possible to them. It is also the idea that every person's pleasure should far surpass their amount of pain. Ethical hedonism is said to have been started by Aristippus of Cyrene, a student of Socrates. He held the idea that pleasure is the highest good.

Definition of hedonistic in the English dictionary

The definition of hedonistic in the dictionary is relating to hedonism as a philosophical doctrine. Other definition of hedonistic is self-indulgent; sensually delightful.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEDONISTIC


agonistic
ˌæɡəˈnɪstɪk
anachronistic
əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk
antagonistic
ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk
Calvinistic
ˌkælvɪˈnɪstɪk
chauvinistic
ˌʃəʊvɪˈnɪstɪk
communistic
ˌkɒmjʊˈnɪstɪk
deterministic
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈnɪstɪk
faunistic
ˌfɔːˈnɪstɪk
feministic
ˌfemɪˈnɪstɪk
Hellenistic
ˌhɛlɪˈnɪstɪk
humanistic
ˌhjuːməˈnɪstɪk
impressionistic
ɪmˌprɛʃəˈnɪstɪk
mechanistic
ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk
misogynistic
ˌmɪsɒdʒɪˈnɪstɪk
modernistic
ˌmɒdəˈnɪstɪk
opportunistic
ˌɒpətjʊˈnɪstɪk
perfectionistic
pəˌfɛkʃəˈnɪstɪk
pianistic
ˌpiːəˈnɪstɪk
synchronistic
ˌsɪŋkrəˈnɪstɪk
urbanistic
ˌɜːbəˈnɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEDONISTIC

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HEDONISTIC

artistic
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holistic
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linguistic
logistic
minimalistic
optimistic
probabilistic
realistic
sadistic
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synergistic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of hedonistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HEDONISTIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hedonistic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hedonistic

Translation of «hedonistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEDONISTIC

Find out the translation of hedonistic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hedonistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hedonistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

享乐主义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hedonista
570 millions of speakers

English

hedonistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुखवादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلذذي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гедонистический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hedonista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আনন্দবাদী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hédonistique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hedonistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hedonistisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

快楽の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쾌락주의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hedonistic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chủ nghĩa khoái lạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hedonistic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आनंदोत्सव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hazcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

edonistico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hedonistyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гедоністичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hedonistă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηδονιστικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hedonistiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hedonistic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hedonistiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hedonistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEDONISTIC»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEDONISTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hedonistic

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9 QUOTES WITH «HEDONISTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hedonistic.
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Ehud Barak
I'm no wealthier than Bibi Netanyahu or Arik Sharon. I don't feel that I'm more hedonistic than Ehud Olmert, or Yitzhak Rabin or Shimon Peres.
2
Tara Brach
When I was first introduced to Buddhism in a high school World Studies class, I dismissed it out of hand. This was during the hedonistic days of the late '60s, and this spiritual path seemed so grim with its concern about attachment and, apparently, anti-pleasure.
3
Carrie Brownstein
The hedonistic lifestyle is difficult to achieve when you're still carrying your own gear. Trust me that you don't feel glamorous with a 60-pound amp in your arms; it's a lot less sexy than toting a vodka gimlet and impossible to do in heels.
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Michael Fassbender
It's more interesting isn't it, if I've got a hedonistic dark side?
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bell hooks
I feel like there is always something trying to pull us back into sleep, that there is this sort of seductive quality in all the hedonistic pleasures that pull on us.
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Nick Offerman
I have a wonderfully hedonistic appetite, and if I wasn't really strict with myself, I'd weigh 300 pounds. I'm not good with moderation.
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Michel Onfray
If we include hedonistic philosophy in hospitals, the lives of patients suffering from cancer would be much, much better.
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Patti Stanger
For the women in California, they're just downtrodden because they're so gorgeous here. Every hot cheerleader comes to California to make it. The men don't want to get married, they're lazy lions. Matthew McConaughey is their poster boy so they can procreate and live on the beach in the trailer and have kids and have money and be hedonistic.
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Robert Trout
The British system denied any role for human creativity, and instead argued, that if man merely followed his hedonistic desires, pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain, objective laws would naturally guide society to achieve the best allocation of wealth.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEDONISTIC»

Discover the use of hedonistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hedonistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hedonistic Utilitarianism
Drawing on extensive new archival research, the book interrogates anew a range of myths long accepted without question (and still in circulation) concerning, to cite only a few, the extent of homophobia in the 1920s, the strategic ...
Torbjörn Tännsjö, 1998
2
Hedonistic Theories: From Aristippus to Spencer
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
John Watson, 2012
3
Gimme! The Human Nature of Successful Marketing
OUR HEDONISTIC TENDENCIES Hedonism. The word originates from the Greeks, meaning pleasure. A hedonistic person is one who orients his or her life in the pursuit of pleasure. In a manner, our genetic composition means we are all  ...
John Hallward, 2007
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Utilitarianism: For and Against
Bentham,1 who thought that quantity of pleasure being equal, the experience of playing pushpin was as good as that of reading poetry, could be classified as a hedonistic act-utilitarian. Moore,2 who believed that some states of mind, such as  ...
J. J. C. Smart, 1973
5
Philosophy, the Good, the True and the Beautiful
Introductory In this paper I shall speak sympathetically of a hedonistic theory of intrinsic value which, ignoring any other such theories, I shall simply call the hedonistic theory of value. How far I am finally committed to it will partly appear at the ...
Anthony O'Hear, 2000
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Understanding Ethics: An Introduction to Moral Theory
An Introduction to Moral Theory Torbjörn Tännsjö. It is certainly true that all sorts of experiences can contribute to the hedonistic state I am in at a certain moment. While listening to the comments from my students I remember what it felt like to ...
Torbjörn Tännsjö, 2008
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Handbook of Motivation Science
According to a hedonistic account, people engage in affect regulation because this helps them to enhance pleasurable feelings and to avoid painful feelings. Consistent with a hedonistic account, affect regulation often helps people to get rid of ...
James Y. Shah, Wendi L. Gardner, 2008
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Identifying Consumption: Subjects and Objects in Consumer ...
A familiar reference point in discussions of consumer hedonism is Daniel Bell's thesis in The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism (1978) that the historical shift from production to consumption has created a hedonistic ethos undermining the  ...
Robert G. Dunn, 2008
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Ethical Theory: An Anthology
Subjective hedonism is the view that one should adopt the hedonistic point of view in action, that is, that one should whenever possible attempt to determine which act seems most likely to contribute optimally to one's happiness, and behave ...
Russ Shafer-Landau, 2012
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Ethics: Essential Readings in Moral Theory
Subjective hedonism is the view that one should adopt the hedonistic point of view in action, that is, that one should whenever possible attempt to deter- mine which act seems most likely to contribute optimally to one's happiness, and behave ...
George Sher, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEDONISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hedonistic is used in the context of the following news items.
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18 Unexpected Perks Of Having A Baby Face, Aside From Being …
Recently, a college girlfriend and I escaped to the coast for a hedonistic beach weekend, full of chilling and totally void of BS. It was truly a ball, highlighted by ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
2
Liberty works everywhere
... fast cars, beautiful people, designer jewellery, the greatest shows on earth, scholarly conferences, and millions of hedonistic plebs. All in the ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
3
Tourists turn us into Lanzagrotty, warns president
Magaluf in Majorca has become infamous for the hedonistic antics of predominantly drunken British holidaymakers. Playa de las Americas in ... «The Times, Jul 15»
4
'Westworld' Just Added A Few More Familiar Faces
Also added to the cast is Once Upon a Time's Eion Bailey in the role of Logan, a hedonistic returning visitor to Westworld. Visiting the park with ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»
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Five best Cambodian islands for some peace in paradise
Ream National Park may well be on the mainland but it's worlds apart from the hedonistic shores of the main town of Sihanoukville's hedonistic ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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CAUGHT LIVE: Electrobeach, Port-Barcarès, France
If there was any lingering doubt whether EDM rules the world go check out this hedonistic beach event where 40,000 Gallic fans bang their ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
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Not a Pretty Girl: How Women Are Fighting Pop Culture's Tyranny of …
Sarah Hepola's revelatory debut memoir Blackout tells a similar story: hedonistic, boozy blonde falls into bed after bed. When she gets drunk, ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
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OPINION: Being optimistic increases your life by nine years
More recent studies now even show that doing things that are selfishly indulgent (hedonistic) make you unwell and doing things that are good ... «Mackay Daily Mercury, Jul 15»
9
Rampell: Getting workers off the sidelines
Clinton comes at the problem from a different premise: that people out of the labor force aren't hedonistic layabouts; rather, they want to work, ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Film review: Self/Less (12A)
... afresh with stashed millions in New Orleans, befriending a local man called Anton (Derek), who is a passport to the city's hedonistic nightlife. «Western Morning News, Jul 15»

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