Adonis
noun [C] /əˈdəʊ.nɪs/
/-ˈdɑː.nɪs/ Definition
› a very beautiful or sexually attractive young man: She walked in on the arm of some blond Adonis.Sexually attractive people
(Definition of Adonis noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Thesaurus
Our dictionaries
Browse the Dictionary
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
