Adoneanadj.

Brit.

/ˌadəˈniːən/,

/əˈdəʊnɪən/, U.S.

/ˌædəˈniən/,

/əˈdɑniən/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– Adonean, 1800s Adonèan.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Adōnēus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Adōnēus of or named after Adonis ( < Byzantine Greek Ἀδώνειος (although this is apparently first attested later) < Ἀδώνις (see Adonis n.) + -ειος , suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix. Compare earlier Adonian adj.

Now rare.

Of or belonging to the mythical figure Adonis (see Adonis n. 1); resembling or characteristic of Adonis. Cf. Adonian adj.

ΚΠ

1647 R. Baron Εροτοπαιγνιον iii. 49 My teares shall raine upon his grave to make the gentle earth beare some Adonean, or rather Antiomerean flowre, which shall beare his name and memory.

1803 G. S. Faber Diss. Myst. Cabiri II. 322 With these I sung the gifts of the Cabiri; the Mysteries of Bacchus;..Fair Adonèan Venus.

1875 E. A. B. R. Lewis Sappho i. i. 8 His golden hair, luxuriant as a woman's, Flowed backward from his Adonèan brow.

2008 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 21 Aug. (Green guide) 3 The..aspiring fitness fanatic is not quite the picture of Adonean health he knows he ought to be.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adonean
释义	Adoneanadj. Brit. /ˌadəˈniːən/, /əˈdəʊnɪən/, U.S. /ˌædəˈniən/, /əˈdɑniən/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– Adonean, 1800s Adonèan. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Adōnēus , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Adōnēus of or named after Adonis ( < Byzantine Greek Ἀδώνειος (although this is apparently first attested later) < Ἀδώνις (see Adonis n.) + -ειος , suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix. Compare earlier Adonian adj. Now rare. Of or belonging to the mythical figure Adonis (see Adonis n. 1); resembling or characteristic of Adonis. Cf. Adonian adj. ΚΠ 1647 R. Baron Εροτοπαιγνιον iii. 49 My teares shall raine upon his grave to make the gentle earth beare some Adonean, or rather Antiomerean flowre, which shall beare his name and memory. 1803 G. S. Faber Diss. Myst. Cabiri II. 322 With these I sung the gifts of the Cabiri; the Mysteries of Bacchus;..Fair Adonèan Venus. 1875 E. A. B. R. Lewis Sappho i. i. 8 His golden hair, luxuriant as a woman's, Flowed backward from his Adonèan brow. 2008 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 21 Aug. (Green guide) 3 The..aspiring fitness fanatic is not quite the picture of Adonean health he knows he ought to be. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1647
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