hedon
See also: Hedon
English
Etymology
From hedonism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛdɒn/, /ˈhiːdən/
Noun
hedon (plural hedons)
- (economics) A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.
- 1986, Rosemarie Tong, Ethics in policy analysis[1], →ISBN:
- Supposedly, utilitarians are able to add and subtract hedons (units of pleasure) and dolors (units of pain) without any signs of cognitive or affective distress […]
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Indonesian
Etymology
Clipping of hedonisme.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhedon/ [ˈhe.dɔn]
- Rhymes: -edon
- Syllabification: he‧don
Adjective
hédon (comparative lebih hedon, superlative paling hedon)
- (slang) hedonistic