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hedonistic

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he·don·ism  (hdn-zm)
n.
1. Pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses.
2. Philosophy The ethical doctrine holding that only what is pleasant or has pleasant consequences is intrinsically good.
3. Psychology The doctrine holding that behavior is motivated by the desire for pleasure and the avoidance of pain.
[Greek hdon, pleasure; see swd- in Indo-European roots + -ism.]
hedon·ist n.
hedon·istic adj.
hedon·isti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.hedonistic - devoted to pleasure; "a hedonic thrill"; "lives of unending hedonistic delight"; "epicurean pleasures"
hedonic, epicurean
indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"
hedonistic
adjective pleasure-seeking, self-indulgent, luxurious, voluptuous, sybaritic, epicurean, bacchanalian
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Jim was a plumber's apprentice whose weak chin and hedonistic temperament, coupled with a certain nervous stupidity, promised to take him nowhere in the race for bread and butter.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
He himself and his philosophy of life were purely Epicurean, Hedonistic, or pagan, in the sense in which we use those terms to-day.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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