hedonistic
/hidəˈnɪstɪk/adjective
hedonistic is spelled H-E-D-O-N-I-S-T-I-C: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hedonistic means “Devoted to pleasure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hedonistic?
| Letters | 10: H-E-D-O-N-I-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is hedonistic?
Hedonistic appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 hedonistic?
- UK /ˈhɛdənɪstɪk/
- US /hidəˈnɪstɪk/
Hedonistic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hedonistic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with hedonistic?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as hedonistic from its last stressed vowel (/ɪstɪk/):
- artistic
- characteristic
- optimistic
- linguistic
- autistic
- futuristic
- holistic
- narcissistic
- logistic
- opportunistic
- antagonistic
- altruistic
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of hedonistic
- more hedonistic comparative
- most hedonistic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hedonistic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Devoted to pleasure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hedonistic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense devoted to pleasure:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hédoniste |
| German | hedonistisch, genusssüchtig |
| Spanish | hedonista, hedonístico |
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 hedonistic come from?
From hedonist + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).