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ヘドニスト

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Meanings

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noun

hedonist

A person who pursues pleasure as the highest good; used in philosophical and everyday contexts.

彼かれは人じん生せいを楽たのしむことを最さい優ゆう先せんするヘドニストだ。
He is a hedonist who prioritizes enjoying life above all.

Similar words

快かい楽らく主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ
More formal and explicitly philosophical term for a hedonist, while ヘドニスト is a casual loanword often used in lifestyle contexts.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'hedonist', ultimately from Greek 'hēdonē' (pleasure).