adonis

əˈdoʊnɪs

Definition

Definition of adonis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mythologyvery handsome young man

Everyone admired him; he was a true adonis.

heartthrob

hunk

plants

TECH.

plant with red or yellow flowers

TECH.

The garden was full of adonis in bloom.

pheasant's eye

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plant with red or yellow flowers

Origin of adonis

Greek, Adonis (youth)

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Adonic

adj.

mythology

related to Adonis from Greek mythology

Adonic

poetry

verse line used in Adonis laments

Examples of adonis in a sentence

In Greek myths, Adonis was loved by Aphrodite.
She planted adonis along the garden path.
Adonis bloomed early this spring.

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French:adonis, ...
German:Adonis, Adonisröschen, ...
Italian:Adone, adonide, ...
Spanish:adonis, flor de adonis, ...
Portuguese:adonis, flor de adonis, ...
Chinese:帅哥, 福寿草, ...
Japanese:アドニス, アドニスの花, ...
Arabic:رجل شديد الوسامة, شقائق النعمان, ...
Hebrew:אָדוֹנִיס, צֶמַח נוֹי מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת הַנּוּרִיתִיִּים, ...
Russian:адонис, горицвет, ...
Ukrainian:адоніс, горицвіт, ...
Hindi:अडोनिस, एडोनिस पौधा, ...
Bengali:অ্যাডোনিস, আদোনিস ফুল, ...
Catalan:adonis, planta adonis, ...
Czech:adonis, hlaváček, ...
Danish:adonis, adonisplante, ...
Dutch:adonis, adonisplant, ...
Greek:Άδωνις, αδώνις, ...
Hungarian:Adonisz, adonisz, ...
Khmer:បុរសសង្ហា, ផ្កាអាដូនីស, ...
Korean:아도니스, 아도니스 식물, ...
Persian:آدونیس, گیاه آدونیس, ...
Polish:adonis, ...
Portuguese (BR):adonis, flor de adonis, ...
Romanian:adonis, adonidă, ...
Swedish:adonis, adonisväxt, ...
Thai:อดอนิส, ดอกอะโดนิส, ...
Turkish:Adonis, adonis çiçeği, ...
Vietnamese:chàng trai đẹp, hoa adonis, ...

Adonis

əˈdɒnɪs

Adonides

Definition of Adonis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Greek mythologybeautiful youth loved by Aphrodite

Adonis was a favorite of the goddess Aphrodite.
Artists often depict Adonis in classical paintings.
Adonis symbolizes youthful beauty in mythology.

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Origin of Adonis

Greek, Adonis (handsome youth)

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French:Adonis, ...
German:Adonis, ...
Italian:Adone, ...
Spanish:Adonis, ...
Portuguese:Adónis, ...
Chinese:阿多尼斯, ...
Japanese:アドニス, ...
Arabic:أدونيس, ...
Hebrew:אֲדוֹנִיס, ...
Russian:Адонис, ...
Ukrainian:Адоніс, ...
Hindi:एडोनिस, ...
Bengali:অ্যাডোনিস, ...
Catalan:Adonis, ...
Czech:Adonis, ...
Danish:Adonis, ...
Dutch:Adonis, ...
Greek:Άδωνις, ...
Hungarian:Adónisz, ...
Khmer:អាដូនីស, ...
Korean:아도니스, ...
Persian:آدونیس, ...
Polish:Adonis, ...
Portuguese (BR):Adônis, ...
Romanian:Adonis, ...
Swedish:Adonis, ...
Thai:อดอนิส, ...
Turkish:Adonis, ...
Vietnamese:Adonis, ...

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Definition of adonis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of adonis

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Terms with adonis included in their meaning

Examples of adonis in a sentence

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Definition of Adonis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of Adonis

Terms related to Adonis

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