Adonis

A·don·is  (-dns, -dns)

n.

1. Greek Mythology A strikingly beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite.

2. often adonis A very handsome young man.

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[Greek Adnis, of Phoenician origin; see d in Semitic roots.]

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Adonis [əˈdəʊnɪs]

n

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite. Killed by a wild boar, he was believed to spend part of the year in the underworld and part on earth, symbolizing the vegetative cycle

2. a handsome young man

[from Latin, via Greek Adōnis from Phoenician adōni my lord, a title of the god Tammuz; related to Hebrew Adonai]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	adonis - any handsome young man               adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
	2.	Adonis - annual or perennial herbs             genus Adonis magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms buttercup family, crowfoot family, family Ranunculaceae, Ranunculaceae - a family of Ranunculaceae Adonis annua, pheasant's-eye - Eurasian herb cultivated for its deep red flowers with dark centers
	3.	Adonis - (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone; "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite" Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks daemon, demigod - a person who is part mortal and part god

Translations

Adonis [əˈdəʊnɪs] N → Adonis

Adonis

n (Myth, fig) → Adonis m

Adonis [əˈdəʊnɪs] n → Adone m