A·don·is ( -d n  s, -d ns)n. 1. Greek Mythology A strikingly beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite. 2. often adonis A very handsome young man. [Greek Ad nis, of Phoenician origin; see  d in Semitic roots.] |
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]
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| 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 magnoliid dicot genus - genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms 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 |
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