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adjective

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as in hedonistic

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Cyrenaic

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noun

as in Epicurean

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  1. hedonistic
  2. sensual
  3. sybaritic
  4. voluptuous
Adjective
  • Danceteria looks back on happier, hedonistic times decades ago.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Take the paved footpath behind Zori past olive groves to reach the ACI Marina, its restaurants and the taxi boats that take you to Hvar Town and the notoriously hedonistic beach club, Carpe Diem, on the neighboring island of Marinkovac.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of hedonistic
Adjective
  • The latter material adds a raw dimension that says as much about the sensual curves of her figures as their unvarnished material.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Hossain and her collaborators have conjured an internalized hellscape marked by sensual photography, gnarly cyst makeup, and suffocating matrimonial rituals involving turmeric and milk — all redolent with upper-class heteronormative rot.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of sensual
Adjective
  • Marbella is once again attracting a moneyed, glamorous crowd, with sybaritic beach clubs, fashion pop-ups, standout restaurants, and sprawling spas that promise head-to-toe pampering.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • In its archetypal form, the seduction plot features a sybaritic aristocrat who attempts to debauch an upstanding daughter of the bourgeoisie.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of sybaritic
Adjective
  • Dark, narrow aisles opened onto leafy patios and soaring atria crowned with voluptuous canopies of cast concrete.
    — Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The skyline was intricate and voluptuous and enchanted and absurd.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
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