hedonistic
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/ˈhɛdənɪstɪk/
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/ˈhɛdənɪstɪk/ (UK) · /hidəˈnɪstɪk/
Definition of hedonistic
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Devoted to pleasure
“Among philosophers, attention to suffering has been a casualty of a long series of attacks on hedonistic utilitarianism—the doctrine that people are morally required to maximize the total surplus of happiness over suffering.”
“He refers to the danger of leading our lives on a hedonistic treadmill, seeking more accomplishments and trying to get more things and more money, leading eventually to ever increasing expectations.”
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Etymology
From hedonist + -ic.
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