Definition of Adonis in English:
Adonis
proper nounəˈdəʊnɪsəˈdɑnəs
Greek Mythology 1A beautiful youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone. He was killed by a boar, but Zeus decreed that he should spend the winter of each year in the underworld with Persephone and the summer months with Aphrodite.
- 1.1as noun an Adonis An extremely handsome young man.
not all of us have the body of an Adonis
Example sentencesExamples
- Seeing himself as an Adonis and a gift to women and lacking any respect for the gender was his undoing.
- He looked like an Adonis with the late morning sun showering him in a ray of light.
- The lad was an Adonis, and with rakish good looks and a devilmay-care smile, he seemed to hold the world by a string.
- I look round, expecting to see some six foot Adonis with a winning smile and an easy charm.
- An Adonis, his physique was imposing and he carried himself with the bearing of a champion.
Definition of Adonis in US English:
Adonis
proper nounəˈdɑnəsəˈdänəs
Greek Mythology 1A beautiful youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone. He was killed by a boar, but Zeus decreed that he should spend the winter of each year in the underworld with Persephone and the summer months with Aphrodite.
- 1.1as noun an Adonis An extremely handsome young man.
not all of us have the body of an Adonis
Example sentencesExamples
- The lad was an Adonis, and with rakish good looks and a devilmay-care smile, he seemed to hold the world by a string.
- I look round, expecting to see some six foot Adonis with a winning smile and an easy charm.
- Seeing himself as an Adonis and a gift to women and lacking any respect for the gender was his undoing.
- He looked like an Adonis with the late morning sun showering him in a ray of light.
- An Adonis, his physique was imposing and he carried himself with the bearing of a champion.