hedonist

Questions about hedonist

What does hedonist mean?

hedonist means "someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures".

How many syllables are in hedonist?

hedonist has 3 syllables and divides as he-do-nist under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hedonist?

Close synonyms include pagan, pleasure seeker. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hedonist a common word?

hedonist is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.