hedonic

[hee-don-ik]

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adjective

of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure: a hedonic thrill.
pertaining to hedonism or hedonics.

Origin of hedonic

1650–60; Greek hēdonikós pleasurable, equivalent to hēdon(ḗ) pleasure + -ikos -ic; akin to Latin suādēre to advise, i.e., to recommend as pleasing (see suasion, persuade), sweet

Related formshe·don·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·he·don·ic, adjectivenon·he·don·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for hedonic

Contemporary Examples

Hedonic adaptation is just a fancy label for what we already know: we get used to things.
Consumption Makes Us Sad? Science Says We Can Be Happy With Less
Barry Schwartz
January 14, 2012
Some have suggested that adaptation creates what might be called a hedonic treadmill.
Consumption Makes Us Sad? Science Says We Can Be Happy With Less
Barry Schwartz
January 14, 2012

Historical Examples

Our conduct must be judged wise or foolish according as, in the long-run, we find a favourable "hedonic" balance-sheet.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879
Various
The hedonic cannot, according to them, pretend to universal validity, it cannot be normative.
Tragic Sense Of Life
Miguel de Unamuno

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Examples from the Web for hedonic

Contemporary Examples

Hedonic adaptation is just a fancy label for what we already know: we get used to things.

Some have suggested that adaptation creates what might be called a hedonic treadmill.

Historical Examples

Our conduct must be judged wise or foolish according as, in the long-run, we find a favourable "hedonic" balance-sheet.

The hedonic cannot, according to them, pretend to universal validity, it cannot be normative.

Origin of hedonic