hedon

See also: Hedon and hed ón

English

Etymology

Back-formation from hedonism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”). Doublet of Edoni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛdɒn/, /ˈhiːdən/

Noun

hedon (plural hedons)

1. (economics) A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.
   • 1986, Rosemarie Tong, Ethics in policy analysis‎, →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 […]

Synonyms

• utile, util

Antonyms

• dolor

Derived terms

• hypohedonia

Anagrams

• hen do, honed

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)

1. (slang) hedonistic