Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The philosophical belief that prioritizes happiness, particularly sensual pleasure as the highest good in life.

    Hedonismus

    гедони́змgedonízm

    гедоні́змhedonízm

    an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good

  2. (countable, usually)A general devotion to the pursuit of pleasure.

    Genußsucht, Genusssucht

    the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle

Examples

3 sentences
  1. There's more to life than hedonism.

  2. Hedonism is a lot of fun.

  3. The paradox of hedonism is that the pursuit of pleasure may not lead to the most pleasurable outcomes.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value:
Русский
By meaning 1
philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
philosophical belief that prioritizes pleasure as the highest value:
devotion to the pursuit of pleasure:
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