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HEDONISTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
epicurean pleasures
Synonyms:
epicurean; hedonic; hedonistic
Classified under:
Similar:
indulgent (characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone)
Derivation:
hedonism (an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good)
hedonism (the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle)