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Meaning of hedon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈhɛdɒn

Definitions

  1. A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.
  2. A town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1828).

Equivalents

Français Hedon

Examples

“Supposedly, utilitarians are able to add⟳ and subtract hedons (units of pleasure) and dolors (units of pain) without any signs of cognitive or affective distress[…]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

hedonal Hedone Hedong hedonic hedonic adaptation hedonic calculus

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