320. Pleasure

See also 195. HAPPINESS ; 347. RECREATION

amenomania

a mania for pleasing delusions.

epicurism, epicureanism

1. the cultivation of a refined taste, as in food, art, music, etc.; connoisseurship.

2. a devotion or adaptation to luxurious tastes, especially in drinking and eating, or to indulgence in sensual pleasures. — epicure, n. — epicurean, n., adj.

excursionism

the characteristics of a pleasure trip. — excursionist, n. — excursional, adj.

hedonics

hedonology.

hedonism

1. Ethics. the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the highest good. See also epicurism .

2. a devotion to pleasure as a way of life. — hedonist, n. — hedonistic, adj.

hedonology

Rare. the study of human pleasure. Also called hedonics .

hedonomania

a mania for pleasure.

pleasurist

Rare. a person devoted to worldly pleasure; hedonist or sybarite.

stoicism

a form of conduct conforming to the precepts of the Stoics, especially as characterized by indifference to pain and pleasure. — stoic, n., adj. — stoical, adj.

sybaritism

devotion to sensual pleasures. — sybarite, n. — sybaritic, adj.