Definition of ADONIS

adonis

Plural: adonises

Noun

  • An extremely handsome young man.
  • any handsome young man
  • annual or perennial herbs
  • (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone
    • "when Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite"

Examples

  • He thought himself an Adonis of Scrabble, handsome and unbeatable.

Synonyms

genus Adonis

Scrabble Score: 7

adonis: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
adonis: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adonis: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

adonis: valid Words With Friends Word