different between hedonistic vs showy

English

Etymology

hedonist +? -ic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?h?d?n?st?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /hid??n?st?k/

Adjective

hedonistic (comparative more hedonistic, superlative most hedonistic)

1. Devoted to pleasure; epicurean.
   • 1999, Jamie Mayerfeld, Suffering and Moral Responsibility, Oxford University Press, USA (?ISBN), page 3:

     Among philosophers, attention to suffering has been a casualty of a long series of attacks on hedonistic utilitarianism—the doctrine that people are morally required to maximize the total surplus of happiness over suffering.

   • 2003, Paul Pearsall, The Beethoven Factor, Hampton Roads Publishing (?ISBN)

     He refers to the danger of leading our lives on a hedonistic treadmill, seeking more accomplishments and trying to get more things and more money, leading eventually to ever increasing expectations.

Related terms

• hedonic
• hedonism
• hedonist
• hedonistically

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French hédonistique

Adjective

hedonistic m or n (feminine singular hedonistic?, masculine plural hedonistici, feminine and neuter plural hedonistice)

1. hedonistic

Declension

English

Etymology

show +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????.i/
• Rhymes: -??i
• Homophone: showie

Adjective

showy (comparative showier, superlative showiest)

1. (sometimes derogatory) Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye
2. Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.

   showy flowers

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:gaudy

Hyponyms

• slutty

Derived terms

• showiness

Translations

Anagrams

• Whyos