WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
he•don•ic
(hē don′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
he•don′i•cal•ly, adv.
- of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure:a hedonic thrill.
- pertaining to hedonism or hedonics.
- 1650–60; Greek hēdonikós pleasurable, equivalent. to hēdon(é̄) pleasure + -ikos -ic; akin to Latin suādēre to advise, i.e., to recommend as pleasing (see suasion, persuade), sweet
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