hedonist
he·don·ist/ˈhiːdənɪst/noun
hedonist is spelled H-E-D-O-N-I-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables (he·don·ist). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hedonist means “Someone devoted to hedonism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hedonist is hedonists.
How many letters and syllables are in hedonist?
| Letters | 8: H-E-D-O-N-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: he·don·ist |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hedonist?
Hedonist appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce hedonist?
- UK /ˈhɛdənɪst/
- US /ˈhiːdənɪst/
Hedonist has 3 syllables, split he·don·ist in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hedonist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hedonist
- hedonists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hedonist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone devoted to hedonism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hedonist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone devoted to hedonism:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hedonist come from?
From Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”) + English -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).