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hedon

/ˈhɛdɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
he-don
IPA
/ˈhɛdɒn/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.

name

A town and civil parish with a town council in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA1828).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Back-formation from hedonism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “pleasure”). Doublet of Edoni.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hedons (plural)

Derived Forms

hypohedonia

Synonyms

utile util

Antonyms

dolor

Questions

How do you pronounce hedon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛdɒn/.
What does hedon mean?
A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.
Where does hedon come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce hedon

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