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  • 81anhedonia — (n.) inability to feel pleasure, 1897, from Fr. anhédonie, coined 1896 by French psychologist Theodule Ribot (1839 1916) as an opposite to ANALGESIA (Cf. analgesia), from Gk. an , privative prefix (see AN (Cf. an ) (1)), + hedone pleasure (see… …

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  • 82hedonism — 1856, from Gk. hedone (see HEDONIST (Cf. hedonist)) + ISM (Cf. ism) …

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  • 83hedonistic — 1866, from HEDONIST (Cf. hedonist) + IC (Cf. ic). The earlier adjectival form was hedonic (1650s), of or having to do with the Cyrenaic school of philosophy; by 1901 in psychology …

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  • 84hedonistički — hedonìstički pril. DEFINICIJA kao hedonist, na način hedonista ETIMOLOGIJA vidi hedonist …

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  • 85hedonistkinja — hedònistkinja ž DEFINICIJA v. hedonist ETIMOLOGIJA vidi hedonist …

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  • 86hedonism — /ˈhidənɪzəm/ (say heeduhnizuhm), /ˈhɛ / (say he ) noun 1. the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good. 2. devotion to pleasure. –hedonist, noun –hedonist, adjective –hedonistic /hidəˈnɪstɪk/ (say heeduh nistik), /hɛ / (say he ) …

  • 87pleasure seeker — noun someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures • Syn: ↑hedonist, ↑pagan • Derivationally related forms: ↑hedonism (for: ↑hedonist) • Hypernyms: ↑sensualist …

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  • 88hedonism — noun Etymology: Greek hēdonē pleasure; akin to Greek hēdys sweet more at sweet Date: 1856 1. the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life 2. a way of life based on or suggesting the principles of hedonism • hedonist… …

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  • 89-ist — I. noun suffix Etymology: French iste, from Latin ista, istes, from Greek istēs, from verbs in izein ize 1. a. one that performs a (specified) action < cyclist > ; one that makes or produces a (specified) thing < novelist > b. one that plays a&#8230; …

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