Main Entry:

Ado·nis

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈdä-nəs, -ˈdō-\

Function:

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