as in sensualist
a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures
he's a star chef and self-described hedonist
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Recent Examples of hedonist
This is the burger for hedonists (particularly those who have time to take a nap right after).
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Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
In turn, Vegas provides a playground where the average person and the hedonist can engage in the sublime, the superb and the spectacularly over-the-top.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
If Ritter is a masochist and a sadist, Eloise is a pure hedonist.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
One founder, Roger Somers, was an accomplished saxophonist, rogue architect and larger-than-life hedonist.
—Damian Panetta, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2024
In turn, Vegas provides a playground where the average person and the hedonist can engage in the sublime, the superb and the spectacularly over-the-top.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
If Ritter is a masochist and a sadist, Eloise is a pure hedonist.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
One founder, Roger Somers, was an accomplished saxophonist, rogue architect and larger-than-life hedonist.
—Damian Panetta, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hedonist
Noun
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The most recent bowed in 1999, when Pierce Brosnan played the rich playboy who enjoys stealing art for a hobby but meets his match in an insurance investigator (Russo), who quickly fall for each other.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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Sang Heon Lee’s playboy and Dae’s (Minyeong Choi) best friend wanted nothing to do with Kitty at the beginning of Season 1 before falling head over heels for her.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Masud was celebrated as the literary voice of greater Arabia’s nomadic herdsmen—proud sons of the desert, a noble caste of unhurried sybarites not known for their religious orthodoxy.—
Nell Zink,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Both nights ended in surrender too as Prada’s heaving crowd of LA sybarites danced and drank with abandon: this was definitely far crazier and way more interesting than your average fashion party.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2024
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How to watch: The Epicurean Hotel in Tampa hosts the finale 6-9pm on Monday.—
Selene San Felice,
Axios,
31 July 2024
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Moore did not buy the physical buildings from Dickson but took over management of the Epicurean Group of establishments and employees.—
Jennifer Dixon,
Detroit Free Press,
12 June 2024
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“Hedonist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hedonist. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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