hedonistic
adjective
he·do·nis·tic
ˌhē-də-ˈni-stik 
: devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : of, relating to, or characterized by hedonism
a hedonistic lifestyle
a city known for its wild, hedonistic nightlife
The unabashedly hedonistic Allen pursued the good life for two or three years after leaving Microsoft.—
David Kirkpatrick
David KirkpatrickThis tiny European island will give you a taste of the fabled hedonistic decadence of the Roman Empire.—Lauren Malaika Cooper
Lauren Malaika CooperExamples of hedonistic in a Sentence
a hedonistic lifestyle
a city known for its hedonistic nightlife
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His legacy is alive and well, though, because people still wax lyrical about his glory days, correlating their youth to his hedonistic ways.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Then there’s Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which stages Gatsby as a hectic and hedonistic swirl of parties and violence.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
The albums created during or about pandemic lockdowns were often eerily reflective, like Paramore’s This Is Why, or hedonistic dreamscapes, like Beyoncé’s Renaissance.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
The film’s Park City premiere would mark the beginning of what would be an incredible 12-month trajectory for the £4M ($5M) film about three hedonistic Irish speakers who form hip-hop group Kneecap and become the unlikely figureheads of a civil rights movement to save their mother tongue.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Then there’s Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which stages Gatsby as a hectic and hedonistic swirl of parties and violence.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Mar. 2025
The albums created during or about pandemic lockdowns were often eerily reflective, like Paramore’s This Is Why, or hedonistic dreamscapes, like Beyoncé’s Renaissance.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
The film’s Park City premiere would mark the beginning of what would be an incredible 12-month trajectory for the £4M ($5M) film about three hedonistic Irish speakers who form hip-hop group Kneecap and become the unlikely figureheads of a civil rights movement to save their mother tongue.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hedonistic
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“Hedonistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedonistic. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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