Meaning

1 senses
  1. A beautiful man.

    Adonis

    any handsome young man

Examples

2 sentences
  1. There are four fountains with statues of Neptune, his wife Amphitrite, Diana and Adonis in the Market Square.

    На площі Ринок є чотири фонтана зі статуями Нептуна, його жінки Амфітрити, Діани, та Адоніса. — Ahha

    ruНа площади Рынок есть четыре фонтана со статуями Нептуна, его жены Амфитриты, Дианы и Адониса. — al_ex_an_der

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  2. Tom is not an Adonis but he's certainly very attractive as he gets out of his Lamborghini in his Armani suit.

Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
beautiful man:

Origin

From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).

From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).

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Forms

plural: Adonises / Adonides
SingularAdonis
PluralAdonises / Adonides

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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