/ əˈdəʊnɪs; NAmE əˈdoʊ-/ noun
an extremely attractive young man
ORIGIN: From the name of the beautiful young man in ancient Greek myths, who was loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone. He was killed by a wild boar but Zeus ordered that he should spend the winter months in the underworld with Persephone and the summer months with Aphrodite.