Hedonics

/hɪˈdɑːnɪks/ noun

Definition

The branch of knowledge that studies pleasure, its nature, sources, and effects on human behavior and society.

Etymology

From Greek 'hedonē' (pleasure) plus '-ics' (indicating a field of study), a technical term coined in the 20th century for academic discussions of pleasure as a measurable phenomenon.

Kelly Says

Food scientists use 'hedonics' to scientifically measure how much people enjoy flavors—it's literally the study of why chocolate tastes better than kale, quantified with rating scales.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥበቃ
ti-be-ka
ARالعربية
اللذة
al-laḏa
BNবাংলা
আনন্দবাদ
a-nanda-baad
CACatalà
hedonisme
he-do-ni-sme
CSČeština
hedonismus
he-do-ni-mus
DADansk
hedonisme
he-do-nizm
DEDeutsch
Hedonismus
he-do-ni-mus
ELΕλληνικά
ηδονισμός
i-do-nis-mos
ESEspañol
hedonismo
he-do-ni-smo
FAفارسی
شهوت‌پرستی
sha-ho-t-pe-rasti
FISuomi
hedonismi
he-do-ni-smi
FRFrançais
hétéronomie
et-e-ro-no-mee
GUGU
આનંદ
aan-and
HAHA
Lura
lu-ra
HEעברית
הנאה
he-na
HIहिन्दी
सुखवाद
sukh-vaad
HUMagyar
hedonizmus
he-do-ni-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
hedonisme
he-do-ni-sme
IGIG
ihe n'anya
ee-he n'an-ya
ITItaliano
edonismo
e-do-ni-smo
JA日本語
快楽論
kai-raku-ron
KKKK
қуаныш
q-u-a-ny-sh
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vi-thee
KO한국어
쾌락론
k-wae-rak-ron
MRMR
आनंद
aan-and
MSBahasa Melayu
hedonisme
he-do-ni-sme
MYမြန်မာ
အကျိုး
a-kyi-ko
NLNederlands
hedonistisch
he-do-nis-tisch
NONorsk
hedonisme
he-do-nizm
PAPA
આનંદ
aan-and
PLPolski
hedonizm
he-do-nizm
PTPortuguês
hedonismo
he-do-ni-smo
RORomână
hedonism
he-do-nizm
RUРусский
Hedonism
He-do-nizm
SVSvenska
hedonism
he-do-nizm
SWKiswahili
hedonism
he-do-nizm
TAதமிழ்
நலன்
na-lan
TEతెలుగు
సుఖం
su-kha-m
THไทย
ปรัชญาความสุข
pra-cha-ya-kwan-suk
TLTL
hedonismo
he-do-ni-smo
TRTürkçe
hedonizm
he-do-nizm
UKУкраїнська
гедонізм
he-do-nizm
URاردو
لذت
la-z-t
VITiếng Việt
học thuyết về niềm vui
hoc-thuyet-ve-niem-vui
YOYO
àwọn àjọ
awon ajo
ZH中文
享乐主义
xiǎng lè zhǔyì
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-ku-thoo-la

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