hedon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.
name
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1828).

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛdɒn/ /ˈhiːdən/

Word forms

hedon hedons

Etymology

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

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