English

Noun

hedon ‎(plural hedons)

1. (economics) A unit of pleasure used to theoretically weigh people's happiness.
   • 1986, Rosemarie Tong, Ethics in policy analysis, ISBN 9780132909174:

     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 […]

Synonyms

• utile, util

Antonyms

• dolor