hedonistic
adjective
he·do·nis·tic
ˌhē-də-ˈni-stik 
: devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : of, relating to, or characterized by hedonism
a hedonistic lifestyle
a city known for its wild, hedonistic nightlife
The unabashedly hedonistic Allen pursued the good life for two or three years after leaving Microsoft.—
David Kirkpatrick
David KirkpatrickThis tiny European island will give you a taste of the fabled hedonistic decadence of the Roman Empire.—Lauren Malaika Cooper
Lauren Malaika CooperExamples of hedonistic in a Sentence
a hedonistic lifestyle
a city known for its hedonistic nightlife
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Ksenia, whom Baranov meets at a hedonistic party in the early 1990s as counterculturals rage amid the dawn of a new, post-USSR Russian era, is indicated as a grifting wild thing, the type who always has a mysterious male benefactor to keep her in minks.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
This is also true of being hedonistic and powerful, although good people were equally powerful or hedonistic than not good people.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Malvolio’s sneering high-handedness enrages the hedonistic members of Olivia’s household: her drunken cousin, Sir Toby Belch (John Ellison Conlee); his vacuous buddy Andrew Aguecheek (Jesse Tyler Ferguson); and her saucy maid, Maria (Daphne Rubin-Vega).
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
While the changes to Louis and hedonistic French vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, played by Sam Reid, were more subtle, there were still adjustments made to their looks in season two.
—Carita Rizzo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
This is also true of being hedonistic and powerful, although good people were equally powerful or hedonistic than not good people.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Malvolio’s sneering high-handedness enrages the hedonistic members of Olivia’s household: her drunken cousin, Sir Toby Belch (John Ellison Conlee); his vacuous buddy Andrew Aguecheek (Jesse Tyler Ferguson); and her saucy maid, Maria (Daphne Rubin-Vega).
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
While the changes to Louis and hedonistic French vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, played by Sam Reid, were more subtle, there were still adjustments made to their looks in season two.
—Carita Rizzo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hedonistic
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“Hedonistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedonistic. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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