hedonism
Pleasure as purpose
Hedonism is the pursuit of pleasure as the primary goal in life.
In philosophy, it's the doctrine that pleasure is the highest good.
In everyday use, hedonism suggests indulgence in sensual pleasures without regard for consequences: a weekend of pure hedonism.
The word often carries a judgmental edge, implying excess or shallow priorities.
Extreme indulgence in vices
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- dissolutenessUnrestrained immoral behavior
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- excessSurplus beyond need
vice · immorality · corruption · profligacy · intemperance · licentiousness · libertinism · wantonness
Excessive yielding to desires
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- excessSurplus beyond need
splurge · binge · feasting · immoderation · pampering · gratification · treat · spoiling
Happy, satisfied feeling
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
- carnalRelating to physical urges
- voluptuousSensually full-bodied
- eroticSexually stimulating
tactile · taste · savor · aroma · caress · massage · silk · velvet
Pursuit of enjoyment
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- enjoymentState of relishing something
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
euphoria · delight · contentment · happiness · joy · rapture · ecstasy · elation
Wealthy international travelers
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
- leisureFree time for relaxation
- yachtLarge pleasure vessel
- resortPlace for getaways
party · luxury · glamour · playboy · nightclub · champagne · casino · revelry
Pursuit of refined pleasures
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
- egoismDoctrine of self-motivation
- millGrain-crushing facility
ethics · axiology · welfare · prudence · appetitive · ataraxia
debauchery
Extreme indulgence in vices
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- dissolutenessUnrestrained immoral behavior
- depravityProfound moral corruption
excess · vice · immorality · corruption · profligacy · intemperance · licentiousness · libertinism · wantonness · sybaritism
self-indulgence
Excessive yielding to desires
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
excess · splurge · binge · feasting · immoderation · pampering · gratification · treat · spoiling · permissiveness
pleasure
Happy, satisfied feeling
- sensualityPursuit of physical pleasure
- carnalRelating to physical urges
- voluptuousSensually full-bodied
erotic · tactile · taste · savor · aroma · caress · massage · silk · velvet · warmth
pleasure-seeking
Pursuit of enjoyment
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
- enjoymentState of relishing something
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
bliss · euphoria · delight · contentment · happiness · joy · rapture · ecstasy · elation · thrill
jet-set
Wealthy international travelers
resort · party · luxury · glamour · playboy · nightclub · champagne · casino · revelry · vacation
epicureanism
Pursuit of refined pleasures
- utilitarianismGreatest-happiness moral theory
- consequentialismEthics judging by results
- egoismDoctrine of self-motivation
mill · ethics · axiology · welfare · prudence · appetitive · ataraxia
- Greek conceptslogos, ethos, pathos, hubris, arete
- pleasurepleasure, enjoyment, delight, gratification, contentment
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
- ismscapitalism, socialism, communism, anarchism, racism
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
hedonismasceticism
Severe self-denial practice
self-denial · abstinence · austerity · self-restraint · temperance
hedonismasceticism
Severe self-denial practice
Stoicism · Kantianism · deontology · categorical imperative · perfectionism
hedonismasceticism
Severe self-denial practice
monasticism · puritanism · pietism · mysticism · otherworldliness