ADONIS


Meaning of ADONIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈdä-nəs, -ˈdō- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Adōnis

Date: 1565

1. : a youth loved by Aphrodite who is killed at hunting by a wild boar and restored to Aphrodite from Hades for a part of each year

2. : a very handsome young man

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.