hedon

See also: Hedon

English

Etymology

From hedonism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”).

Noun

hedon (plural hedons)

1. (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 […]

Synonyms

• utile, util

Antonyms

• dolor

Derived terms

• hypohedonia

Anagrams

• hen do, honed

Indonesian

Etymology

Clipping of hedonisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /he.don/
• Hyphenation: he‧don

Adjective

hedon

1. (slang) hedonistic