hedonist

From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) +‎ -ist.

• (United Kingdom) enPR: hĕdənĭst, IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdənɪst/

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• (North America) enPR: hēdənĭst, IPA^(key): /ˈhiːdənɪst/
• Hyphenation: he‧don‧ist

hedonist (plural hedonists)

1. Someone devoted to hedonism.

   Synonyms: pleasure seeker, voluptuary; see also Thesaurus:sensualist

   Antonym: hedonophobe

• hedonic
• hedonism

Borrowed internationalism, probably from French, English or German; ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) +‎ -ist. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦeː.doːˈnɪst/

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• Hyphenation: he‧do‧nist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

hedonist m (plural hedonisten)

1. hedonist, adept and/or practitioner of hedonism, either the pursuit of pleasure or philosophical hedonism

   Synonym: wellusteling

• hedonistisch

• hedonisme

Borrowed from French hédoniste.

hedonist m (plural hedoniști, feminine equivalent hedonistă)

1. hedonist

• “hedonist”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

• hedònista (Bosnia, Serbia)

From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”).

• IPA^(key): /xedǒnist/
• Hyphenation: he‧do‧nist

hedònist m anim (Cyrillic spelling хедо̀нист)

1. (Croatia) hedonist

• “hedonist”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

hedonist c

1. a hedonist

• hedonism (“hedonism”)
• hedonistisk (“hedonistic”)

• hedonist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hedonist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Borrowed from French hédoniste.

• IPA^(key): [hedonist]
• Hyphenation: he‧do‧nist

hedonist (definite accusative hedonisti, plural hedonistler)

1. hedonist

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