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Meaning of Hedonism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhɛdənɪzəm

Definitions

  1. The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.
    uncountable, usually
  2. A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.
    countable, usually

Equivalents

العربية اللّذّة مَذْهَب اَللِّذَّة
Bosanski hedonizam хедонизам
Čeština hédonismus
Dansk hedonisme
Deutsch Genusssucht Hedonik Hedonismus
Ελληνικά ηδονισμός ηδυπάθεια
Esperanto hedonismo
Español hedonismo
Suomi hedonismi nautinnonhimo
Français hédonisme
עברית הדוניזם
हिन्दी सुखवाद
Hrvatski hedonizam хедонизам
Magyar hedonizmus
Bahasa Indonesia hedonisme
Íslenska hedónismi
Italiano edonismo
日本語 ヘドニズム 享楽主義 快楽主義
ქართული ჰედონიზმი
Nederlands epicurisme genotzucht hedonisme
Polski hedonizm
Português hedonismo
Русский гедони́зм
Српски hedonizam хедонизам
Svenska flärd hedonism
ไทย สุขนิยม
Türkçe hazcılık hedonizm
Українська гедонізм

Examples

“It began with his shrugging off of both family and faith and taking the Amtrak Vermonter out of Penn Station to major in minor hedonism and minor in the major modernists at a hippie college in the great Jewless north.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Hedonist Hedonistic hedonistic calculus Hedonistically Hedonists hedonium

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