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hedonic

adjective as in sybaritic

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Two goals influence all kinds of decisions about what we eat—hedonic and utilitarian goals.

From Time

A reflection of our culture, marketing tends to emphasize the utilitarian rather than hedonic benefits of breakfast foods.

From Time

She explains that hedonic adaptation is why a new car is only a thrill for a little while.

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They want customers to focus on the brand’s unique selling proposition and the functional and hedonic utilities they provide.

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If not, you may be experiencing what psychologists call hedonic adaptation.

Hedonic adaptation is just a fancy label for what we already know: we get used to things.

Some have suggested that adaptation creates what might be called a hedonic treadmill.

Our conduct must be judged wise or foolish according as, in the long-run, we find a favourable "hedonic" balance-sheet.

The hedonic cannot, according to them, pretend to universal validity, it cannot be normative.

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hedonic, such as: decadent, effete, epicurean, greedy, hedonistic, and miserly.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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