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hedone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
he-do-ne
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Greek goddess of sensual pleasures. She is the daughter of Eros/Cupid and Psyche, and the grandaughter of Aphrodite/Venus and Ares/Mars. Her Roman counterpart is Voluptas.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἡδονή (Hēdonḗ, literally “Pleasure”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hēdonē (alternative)

Derived Forms

hedonism hedonist hedonistic hedonic

Questions

What does hedone mean?
The Greek goddess of sensual pleasures. She is the daughter of Eros/Cupid and Psyche, and the grandaughter of Aphrodite/Venus and Ares/Mars. Her Roman counterpart is Voluptas.
Where does hedone come from?
From Ancient Greek Ἡδονή (Hēdonḗ, literally “Pleasure”).

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