Adonis
Ado·nis
noun \ə-ˈdä-nəs, -ˈdō-\Definition of ADONIS
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
Origin of ADONIS
Latin, from Greek Adōnis
First Known Use: 1565
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