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hedons

hedons is the plural of hedon.

Meaning of hedon

Noun

hedon (plural 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[…]1986, Rosemarie Tong, Ethics in policy analysis, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    utile, util

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Questions about hedons

What is hedons the plural of?
Hedons is the plural of hedon.

Words near hedons in the dictionary

  1. hedonometer
  2. hedonometers
  3. hedonometric
  4. hedonometrics
  5. hedonophobia
  6. hedons
  7. HEDP
  8. Hedquist
  9. Hedrick
  10. heds
  11. Hedstrom

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