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hedon¹

  • /ˈhɛdɒn/
  • /ˈhiːdən/

Where it comes from

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

noun hedons

  1. A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness. Supposedly, utilitarians are able to add and subtract hedons (units of pleasure) and dolors (units of pain) without any signs of cognitive or affective distress[…]

    Similar: utile, util

Opposite: dolor

Hedon²

proper noun

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

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noun

Opposite: dolor

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"hedon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hedon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hedon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hedon

Chicago

"hedon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hedon.

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@misc{hedon_2026,
  title = {hedon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hedon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}