ADONIS

Adonis

(noun) (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”

adonis

(noun) any handsome young man

Adonis, genus Adonis

(noun) annual or perennial herbs

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Adonis

(Greek mythology) A beautiful young man loved by Aphrodite.

(rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek

A surname.

Noun

Adonis (plural Adonises or Adonides)

A beautiful man.

Anagrams

• danios, sodian

Source: Wiktionary

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A*do"nis, n. Etym: [L., gr. Gr.

1. (Gr. Myth.)

Definition: A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.

2. A preëminently beautiful young man; a dandy.

3. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceæ, containing the pheasaut's eye (Adonis autumnalis); -- named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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