hedonist


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

he·don·ism

(hēd′n-ĭz′əm)
n.
1. Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses.
2. Philosophy The ethical doctrine holding that only what is pleasant or has pleasant consequences is intrinsically good.
3. Psychology The doctrine holding that behavior is motivated by the desire for pleasure and the avoidance of pain.
[Greek hēdonē, pleasure; see swād- in Indo-European roots + -ism.]
he′don·ist n.
he′don·is′tic adj.
he′don·is′ti·cal·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. hedonist - someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
sensualist - a person who enjoys sensuality
Corinthian, man-about-town, playboy - a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

hedonist

noun pleasure-seeker, epicurean, bon vivant (French), epicure, sensualist, voluptuary, sybarite the world's best-known bachelor and unabashed hedonist
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

hedonist

noun
A person devoted to pleasure and luxury:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations

hedonist

[ˈhiːdənɪst] N → hedonista mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hedonist

[ˈhiːdənɪst ˈhɛdənɪst] n → hédoniste mf
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hedonist

n → Hedonist(in) m(f)
adj → hedonistisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hedonist

[ˈhiːdənɪst] n (frm) → edonista m/f
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
"Then you are an individualist, a materialist, and, logically, a hedonist."
View in context
The presence of the one man who did not care about her increased Miss Rome's sense that everybody else was in love with her, and each in a somewhat dangerous way: the actor with all the appetite of a savage and a spoilt child; the soldier with all the simple selfishness of a man of will rather than mind; Sir Wilson with that daily hardening concentration with which old Hedonists take to a hobby; nay, even the abject Parkinson, who had known her before her triumphs, and who followed her about the room with eyes or feet, with the dumb fascination of a dog.
View in context
It's a reasonable attempt to rebrand the notorious hedonist as a fitness-minded family man and tea-drinking elder statesman of rock music.
LIAM GALLAGHER: AS IT WAS [...]
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is happy over her feature in New York's The Hedonist Magazine issue with Hollywood actress Moran Atias on the cover.
Pia Wurtzbach gets spot in NY magazine
Summary: Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 19 (ANI): Passing a misogynistic remark against the BSP supremo Mayawati, BJP MLA Surendra Narayan Singh on Tuesday said that the former chief minister is a hedonist who 'takes facial everyday' and 'colours her hair" to look young.
Mayawati gets facial daily, colours hair to look young at 60: BJP MLA
Coronation Street's Denise Welch turns up on a high-rise estate and Katie Collins rocks her role as a gun-toting leather-clad hedonist.
BURNING MEN (15) HHH HH
Many policies that are put forward under a feminist banner can also be seen as hedonist policies.
HEDONISTIC UTILITARIANISM AND FEMINIST POLITICS
The Dark Chocolate Scotch Ale was a decadent winter release put out last year which added a hefty dose of Hedonist dark chocolate to the Pilot Brewery's beloved Scotch Ale.
Genesee's Dark Chocolate Scotch Ale takes silver at GABF
Azzaro Wanted By Night is spicy and woody, described as a fragrance of 'vibrant and explosive freshness', while the Azzaro Wanted man is 'a hedonist and rebellious'.
ON THE RADAR
It costs PS125 at Amara.com GEOMETRIC and bold in shape, the Hedonist black four-poster bed is the perfect focal point for bedrooms.
New for the home
Read about them and enjoy the story of how they took over the leftist and hedonist Acco Theater Festival.
High drama in Acco
Eighteen percent of 6660 undergraduate females compared to 30% of 1,149 undergraduate males self identified as being a sexual hedonist (defined as sex for pleasure without the requirement of a meaningful relationship context) (Hall and Knox 2015).
Female sexual hedonism: navigating stigma