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hedonistic
Meaning: devoted to pleasure and self-indulgence
hedonistic in a sentence
How hedonistic is used in real sentences:
The novel portrays a hedonistic court obsessed with feasts and costly amusements.
The hedonistic prince spent public funds on banquets and elaborate games.
“Some commentators assumed that opposition came from a hedonistic wish to protect private comforts at any social cost.”
— from the passage Answers Behind a Screen
Synonyms for hedonistic
Other words for hedonistic — indulgent, sybaritic and pleasure-seeking — carry the same meaning.
- indulgent
- sybaritic
- pleasure-seeking
Antonyms of hedonistic
Words that mean the opposite of hedonistic:
- ascetic
- abstemious
- restrained
Where it comes from
From Greek hedone, meaning 'pleasure.'
Memory hook
HEDONISTIC begins with HEDON, Greek for pleasure: it puts pleasure first.
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