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         Webster's Dictionary Word: he�do�nism Pronunciation: 'hE-d&n-"i-z&m Function: noun 
        Etymology: Greek hEdonE pleasure; akin to Greek hEdys sweet  
        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 
        - he�do�nist /-d&n-ist/ noun 
        - he�do�nis�tic /"hE-d&n-'is-tik/
        adjective 
        - he�do�nis�ti�cal�ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb  |