hedonic

he·don·ic
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/ˈhiːdənɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to pleasure

Similar
decadentsybariticBabylonianepicurealepicureanepicureousepicurishhedonistic
OriginAncient Greek ἡδονικός →
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Meanings

adjectivehedonic (comparative more hedonic, superlative most hedonic)

comparative more hedonic · superlative most hedonic

  1. Of or relating to pleasure
  2. Pursuing pleasure in a devoted manner

    Synonyms: decadent, sybaritic, Babylonian, decadent, epicureal, epicurean, epicureous, epicurish

  3. Of or relating to the hedonists or to hedonism

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePursuing pleasure in a devoted manner

Similar
decadentsybariticBabyloniandecadentepicurealepicureanepicureousepicurishhedonisticintemperatelotus-eatingluxuriousnaughtyself-indulgentsensualisticsinfulsybaritesybariticsybaritical

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivedevoted to pleasure

Similar
hedonisticepicureanindulgent
Also see
decadentdissoluteepicureanepicurishhedonisticintemperatelotus-eatingluxuriousnaughtyself-indulgentsensualisticsinfulsybaritesybariticsybariticalvoluptuarianvoluptuary

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἡδονή“pleasure”
  2. Ancient Greekἡδονικός“pleasant”
  3. Englishhedonic

From Ancient Greek ἡδονικός (hēdonikós, “pleasant”), equivalent to Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + -ic.

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Translations

Spanish hedónico
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“hedonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hedonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hedonic.

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