"hedon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɛdɒn/, /ˈhiːdən/ Forms: hedons [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from hedonism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”). Doublet of Edoni. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|hedonism}} Back-formation from hedonism, {{der|en|grc|ἡδονή||pleasure}} Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”), {{doublet|en|Edoni}} Doublet of Edoni Head templates: {{en-noun}} hedon (plural hedons)
  1. (economics) A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness. Synonyms: utile, util Derived forms: hypohedonia

Adjective [Indonesian]

IPA: /ˈhedon/ [Standard-Indonesian], [ˈhe.dɔn] [Standard-Indonesian] Forms: hédon [canonical], lebih hedon [comparative], paling hedon [superlative]
Rhymes: -edon Etymology: Clipping of hedonisme. Etymology templates: {{clipping|id|hedonisme}} Clipping of hedonisme Head templates: {{id-adj|head=hédon}} hédon (comparative lebih hedon, superlative paling hedon)
  1. (slang) hedonistic Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-hedon-id-adj-KOoWDKeg Categories (other): Indonesian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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