Home

Visit Our Sites

Unabridged Dictionary

Learner's Dictionary

Word Central for Kids

Collegiate Dictionary

Premium Services

Unabridged Dictionary

Collegiate Dictionary

Encyclopedia Britannica

Institutional Subscriptions

Citing the Dictionary

Also Visit:
Unabridged
Visual

ESL:
Learner's
for Kids:
Word Central
Spell It!

Browse the Medical Dictionary:: A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; #

hedonism

Main Entry:: he·do·nism
Pronunciation:: \ˈhēd-^ən-ˌiz-əm\
Function:: noun

: the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life

— he·do·nist \-^ən-əst\

noun

— he·do·nis·tic \ˌhēd-^ən-ˈis-tik\

Listen to the pronunciation of hedonistic

adjective

— he·do·nis·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\

Listen to the pronunciation of hedonistically

adverb

Learn more about "hedonism" and related topics at Britannica.com

Pronunciation Symbols