hedonistic (B2)
adjective
Pronunciation: /hidəˈnɪstɪk/
Definition
hedonistic means devoted to pleasure; epicurean. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as hedonistic.
A hedonistic tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became hedonistic after the announcement.
How to Use hedonistic
- hedonistic + noun (collocation)
- Use hedonistic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a hedonistic reaction."
- become hedonistic (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became hedonistic near the end."
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