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