Hedonismus
German, noun/hedoˈnɪsmʊs/
Hedonismus is spelled H-E-D-O-N-I-S-M-U-S (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 85,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hedonismus is a German masculine noun meaning “hedonism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Streben nach Sinneslust und Genuss”.
What does Hedonismus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehedonism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Streben nach Sinneslust und Genuss 2. Lehre, dass das Streben nach Genuss und Sinneslust die höchsten Werte des Lebens seien; eine an den Genusssüchten des Lebens orientierte Grundeinstellung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Hedonismus
- Hedonismen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Hedonismus?
- /hedoˈnɪsmʊs/
- [hedoˈnɪsmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Hedonismus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Hedonismus in German?
Hedonismus appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).