adjective
- relating to or characterized by pleasure
Usage: formal; psychology
Examples
- The hedonic treadmill theory suggests people return to baseline happiness levels.
- Researchers studied hedonic adaptation in lottery winners.
- His hedonic lifestyle focused entirely on immediate gratification.
- The hedonic calculus weighs pleasure against pain.
- Hedonic psychology examines what makes people happy.
- She rejected the hedonic approach in favor of meaningful pursuits.