hedonic

adjective

he·don·ic hi-ˈdä-nik

: of, relating to, or characterized by pleasure

: of, relating to, or characterized by hedonism

hedonically

hi-ˈdä-ni-k(ə-)lē

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Food habituation/dishabituation has been observed in non-human primates in neurophysiological investigations of feeding, and in humans, through salivation or hedonic responses to food. —

Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2013 Obsessing over wealth is like being on a hedonic treadmill – continuously running to stay in the same emotional place. —

Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 25 May 2010 The odorous effluents were assigned 34 characteristic odors in three hedonic categories (neutral, pleasant and unpleasant). —

Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2012 Herlihy suggests that breaking up Live Nation could unleash market forces to fix the hedonic horror. —

Peter Cohan, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022 Some scientists hope that a better understanding of the hedonic aspects of food choice can help in battling the obesity epidemic. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2019 The hedonic treadmill, also called human adaptation, is the natural tendency for humans to return to a baseline level of happiness regardless of our circumstances. —

Paco De Leon, refinery29.com, 7 Dec. 2022 The caffeinated group also were more likely to choose high-hedonic products. —

Lisa Ward, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 The hedonic concept dates back to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristippus of Cyrene, who argued that the ultimate goal of life ought to be to maximize pleasure. —

Gregory Grieve, The Conversation, 19 May 2022 See More

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