hedon
Meanings
noun
- A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.
name
- A town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1828).
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Etymology
Back-formation from hedonism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”). Doublet of Edoni.
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