"hedonic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈhiːdənɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hedonic.wav Forms: more hedonic [comparative], most hedonic [superlative]
enPR: hēdənĭk Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἡδονικός (hēdonikós, “pleasant”), equivalent to Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sweh₂d-}}, {{uder|en|grc|ἡδονικός||pleasant}} Ancient Greek ἡδονικός (hēdonikós, “pleasant”), {{der|en|grc|ἡδονή||pleasure}} Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”), {{suf|en||ic}} + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} hedonic (comparative more hedonic, superlative most hedonic)
  1. Of or relating to pleasure
    Sense id: en-hedonic-en-adj-Lne3E~MU
  2. Pursuing pleasure in a devoted manner Synonyms: decadent, sybaritic, hedonistic Translations (Translations): hedónico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hedonic-en-adj-WKM37hQD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 61 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 0 77 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 2 70 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 84 16 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 66 34
  3. Of or relating to the hedonists or to hedonism
    Sense id: en-hedonic-en-adj-5eLJ3t~h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hedonically, hedonic calculus, hedonic damages, hedonic treadmill, isohedonic Related terms: hedonism, hedonist, hedonics, eudaemonic
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