hedonismo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hedonismo, English hedonism.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: he‧do‧nis‧mo

Noun

hedonismo

1. (ethics) hedonism

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hedoˈnismo/

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• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: he‧do‧nis‧mo

Noun

hedonismo (uncountable, accusative hedonismon)

1. (ethics) hedonism

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ) + Portuguese -ismo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌe.doˈniz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌe.doˈniz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌe.doˈniʒ.mu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌe.duˈniʒ.mu/ [ˌe.ðuˈniʒ.mu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌe.duˈniʒ.mu/ [ˌe.ðuˈniʒ.mu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌe.duˈniʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: he‧do‧nis‧mo

Noun

hedonismo m (plural hedonismos)

1. (ethics) hedonism (philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value)

Further reading

• “hedonismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “hedonismo”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
• “hedonismo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “hedonismo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “hedonismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ) + Spanish -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /edoˈnismo/ [e.ð̞oˈniz.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: he‧do‧nis‧mo

Noun

hedonismo m (plural hedonismos)

1. (ethics) hedonism

Related terms

• hedonista

Further reading

• “hedonismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d-der.

Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor.

Latin -ismuslbor.

Spanish -ismo

Spanish hedonismobor.

Tagalog hedonismo

Borrowed from Spanish hedonismo, from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ) + Spanish -ismo. The silent ⟨h⟩ is pronounced as /h/ most likely due to English influence.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /hedoˈnismo/ [hɛ.d̪oˈn̪is.mo]
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: he‧do‧nis‧mo

Noun

hedonismo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜋᜓ)

1. (ethics) hedonism

   Hyponym: epikureismo

Related terms

• hedonista