hedonist

See also Hedonist

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonē, “pleasure”) + -ist.

Pronunciation

• enPR: hēdənĭst, IPA: /ˈhiːdənɪst/, SAMPA: /hi:d@nIst/
• Hyphenation: he‧don‧ist

Noun

hedonist (plural hedonists)

1. someone devoted to hedonism or embodying the attributes of a playboy

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:sensualist

Related terms

• hedonic
• hedonism

Translations

someone devoted to hedonism

Czech: hédonista (cs) m. Dutch: hedonist (nl) m., levensgenieter (nl) m., epicurist (nl) m. French: hédoniste (fr) German: Hedonist (de) m. Hebrew: הֶדוֹנִיסְט (he) (hedonist) m.

Italian: edonista (it) Russian: гедонист (ru) Tibetan: ཕྱལ་པ (phyal pa) Turkish: hedonist (tr), hazcı (tr)