hedonistic
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- adjective
- /ˌhɛdəˈnɪstɪk/
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hedonista
- The hedonistic lifestyle of the wealthy often focuses on extravagant parties and luxury travel.
- hedonistic ethic
- utilitarian and hedonistic
- the most hedonistic
But we were, you know, more hedonistic, more immature.
- But we were, you know, more hedonistic, more immature.
- We know, for example, who engages in hedonistic short term mating strategies.
- But his, to speak very loosely, he's what's called a hedonistic utilitarianism.
- If we just seek that, we're going to be, you know, hedonistic slobs.
- No, But he, you know, he is also has a kind of a hedonistic streak.
- It's not a hedonistic cult of ecstasy.
- The exhibition aims to demystify Tantra and challenge the stereotype that it's a hedonistic guide to sex.
- The Syrianaic school was started by Aristippus, a student of Socrates, and it had a primarily hedonistic point of view or orientation.
- Well, she and Smith Northwest Smith are similar in that they both lead somewhat hedonistic existences and possess cores of violence.
- It's like I'd rather stay away from or, And another part of that too is my generation is hedonistic.
- And I'm not particularly interested in the hedonistic end of what wealth might hypothetically bring to you.
- Another example might be just chasing like hedonistic experiences and taking drugs and going out and doing all of those things.
- I was always so hedonistic, you know, and now by the way, it might be Freuds triangle that like keeps us aligned because I know to stay out of the ego.
- Especially that that the the hedonistic food, right?
Examples
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The poor have not been well served by the hedonistic drift of mainstream popular culture since the 1960s.
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Most people think that my parties are just hedonistic pleasure and drunken madness.
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In the end, it's about breaking free from hedonistic pleasure and finding a bit more depth.
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L.A. art is, Rose suggests, hedonistic and enjoyable, but fundamentally inferior to the serious art being made in New York.
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It's a coming-of-age story of a hedonistic young man back about 1900.
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And I'm not particularly interested in the hedonistic end of what wealth might hypothetically bring to you.
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The people of Corinth who came to Christ came from a hedonistic, depraved culture.
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The trend toward responsible consumption is certainly not yet powerful enough in Asia to compete with that of hedonistic consumerism.
Academic text (2008) -
We are witnessing a move to a sort of hedonistic consumption linked to free, informal, and wild practices.
Academic text (1998) -
Listening to a story, like observing one, is a sensory experience and directly addresses the hedonistic ethic of child culture.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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About pleasure and wanting to feel good
Antonyms
How Pleasure-Focused
Surface Forms
Morphology
hedonistic = hedonism (transparent) = hedon + istic
Formed by a standard adjective-forming suffix attached to the noun 'hedonism', so the meaning 'relating to the pursuit of pleasure' is directly derivable.
Etymology
The word hedonistic comes from the Greek hedone, meaning 'pleasure'. So, if someone is hedonistic, they are mainly looking for pleasure or happiness and make that their main goal.