as in sensuality
excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures
the hedonism of an island vacation
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Recent Examples of hedonism
The creativity and hedonism of late-’60s and early-’70s L.A. come to life as one woman strives for fame, the other respect and each fights through turmoil to embrace her identity.
Georgia, adopted into a wealthy southern family, is imprisoned in a psych ward, accused of murdering her sister.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Participants responded to versions of the Portrait Values Questionnaire, created by social psychologist Shalom Schwartz, to assess 10 core human values: universalism, benevolence, conformity, tradition, security, self-direction, stimulation, hedonism, achievement and power.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
There's a lust for life that flirts with hedonism permeating everything at Justine's, from the music to the design to the cocktails and, of course, the French cuisine.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
Cue montage of nonstop hedonism, American style, with Ani and Ivan whooping it up with his friends all around Manhattan.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Participants responded to versions of the Portrait Values Questionnaire, created by social psychologist Shalom Schwartz, to assess 10 core human values: universalism, benevolence, conformity, tradition, security, self-direction, stimulation, hedonism, achievement and power.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
There's a lust for life that flirts with hedonism permeating everything at Justine's, from the music to the design to the cocktails and, of course, the French cuisine.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
Cue montage of nonstop hedonism, American style, with Ani and Ivan whooping it up with his friends all around Manhattan.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedonism
Noun
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By November 6th, Venus slips into Scorpio and lights up your daily routine zone with an edge of mystery, sensuality, and craving.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
2 Nov. 2025
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For Trochopoulos, gravitating toward designs evocative of sensuality has always appealed to him.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Just 100 years after the country’s founding, the highest office of the land was rife with corruption and greed.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Our brains evolved to spot danger, not to manage portfolios, and the instincts that once kept us alive now push us towards panic and greed.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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But as Maud's God begins to talk back, and her desperate pleas for divine intervention send her into fits of orgasmic fervor and desperate carnality, Glass hints at the depths of mania powering the nurse's dedication.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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And then there are the satiric quips, the candid carnality, and the love-it-or-leave-it depiction of life in Los Angeles.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Hedonism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedonism. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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