hedonism

== English == === Etymology === First attested 1856: from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) +‎ -ism. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕdənĭzəm, IPA(key): /ˈhɛdənɪzəm/ (General American) enPR: hēdənĭzəm, IPA(key): /ˈhiːdənɪzəm/ Hyphenation: he‧don‧ism === Noun === hedonism (usually uncountable, plural hedonisms) (ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life. (countable) A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure. ==== Synonyms ==== Cyrenaicism ==== Antonyms ==== asceticism ==== Hypernyms ==== selfishness ==== Hyponyms ==== Epicureanism (advocating mental pleasures & a need for most typical virtues to avoid pain) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hedonic hedonics hedonist hedonistic hedonistically ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== debauchery === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hedonism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “hedonism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === demonish, monished, Sondheim == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hédonisme. === Noun === hedonism n (uncountable) hedonism ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “hedonism”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Swedish == === Noun === hedonism c hedonism (philosophically or more generally) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== hedonist (“hedonist”) hedonistisk (“hedonistic”) ==== See also ==== epikurism (“Epicureanism”) eudemonism (“eudaemonism”) === References === hedonism in Svensk ordbok (SO) hedonism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) hedonism in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)