hedonistic
adjective
he·do·nis·tic
ˌhē-də-ˈni-stik 
: devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : of, relating to, or characterized by hedonism
a hedonistic lifestyle
a city known for its wild, hedonistic nightlife
The unabashedly hedonistic Allen pursued the good life for two or three years after leaving Microsoft.—
David Kirkpatrick
David KirkpatrickThis tiny European island will give you a taste of the fabled hedonistic decadence of the Roman Empire.—Lauren Malaika Cooper
Lauren Malaika CooperExamples of hedonistic in a Sentence
a hedonistic lifestyle
a city known for its hedonistic nightlife
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Backed by an eerie beat, the track revisits their promiscuous, party lifestyle with hedonistic lyricism.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
His legacy is alive and well, though, because people still wax lyrical about his glory days, correlating their youth to his hedonistic ways.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Then there’s Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which stages Gatsby as a hectic and hedonistic swirl of parties and violence.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
They’re relied upon to provide hedonistic escape through their music, but also positioned as imperfect civil saviors operating under the structure of capitalism and the inherent parasocial power dynamics at play.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
His legacy is alive and well, though, because people still wax lyrical about his glory days, correlating their youth to his hedonistic ways.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Then there’s Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which stages Gatsby as a hectic and hedonistic swirl of parties and violence.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
They’re relied upon to provide hedonistic escape through their music, but also positioned as imperfect civil saviors operating under the structure of capitalism and the inherent parasocial power dynamics at play.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hedonistic
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“Hedonistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedonistic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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