hedon
See also:
Hedon
English
Etymology
From
hedonism
.
Noun
hedon
(
plural
hedons
)
(
economics
)
A
unit
of
pleasure
used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.
1986
, Rosemarie Tong,
Ethics in policy analysis
,
→ISBN
:
Supposedly, utilitarians are able to add and subtract
hedons
(units of pleasure) and dolors (units of pain) without any signs of cognitive or affective distress
[
…
]
Synonyms
utile
,
util
Antonyms
dolor
Anagrams
hen do
,
honed
Indonesian
Etymology
Clipping
of
hedonisme
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/he.don/
Hyphenation:
he‧don
Adjective
hedon
(
slang
)
hedonistic
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