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HEDONISTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Devoted to pleasure

Example:

epicurean pleasures

Synonyms:

epicurean; hedonic; hedonistic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

indulgent (characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone)

Derivation:

hedonism (an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good)

hedonism (the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle)

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