noun
Adonis
uh-DOH-nihs
noun
1
An extremely handsome young man.
"He walked in looking like a total Adonis."
"The statue depicts a young Adonis figure."
How to Use Adonis
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA very good-looking man, named after a mythological beauty.
Common pairings
a real Adonis
look like an Adonis
Word Forms
Adonises plural, Adonides plural
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Etymology
From Adonis, a beautiful young man in Greek mythology loved by the goddess Aphrodite.