Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hedonic treadmill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: he-do-nic tread-mill
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness (or sadness) despite major positive or negative events or life changes.

Inflected Forms

hedonic treadmills (plural)

Synonyms

hedonic adaptation

Questions

What does hedonic treadmill mean?: The tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness (or sadness) despite major positive or negative events or life changes.

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