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Pronunciation / Transliteration: e.do.nism
"Il a vécu une vie de pur hédonisme."
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The pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence.
"His lifestyle was characterized by absolute hedonism and extravagant parties."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 19th century from Greek 'hēdonē' (pleasure), derived from 'hēdys' (sweet).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hedonism" is said worldwide
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hédonisme
Transliteration: e.do.nism
"Il a vécu une vie de pur hédonisme."
Hedonismus
Transliteration: he.do.ˈnɪs.mʊs
"Der Philosoph kritisierte den modernen Hedonismus."
edonismo
Transliteration: e.doˈni.zo.mo
"La sua filosofia si basava su un edonismo sfrenato."
hedonismo
Transliteration: e.ðoˈnis.mo
"Busca el placer constante en un estilo de vida de hedonismo."
hedonismo
Transliteration: e.doˈniʒ.mu
"O hedonismo prioriza a busca pelo prazer acima de tudo."
सुखवाद
Transliteration: sukhvaad
"आधुनिक समाज में सुखवाद तेजी से बढ़ रहा है।"
享乐主义
Transliteration: xiǎng lè zhǔ yì
"这种生活方式纯粹是享乐主义。"
쾌락주의
Transliteration: kwae.rak.ju.ui
"그의 삶은 쾌락주의로 가득 차 있었다."
快楽主義
Transliteration: kairaku shugi
"彼の人生観は快楽主義に基づいている。"
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