1. adonis - Noun
2. Adonis - Proper noun
A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.
A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy.
A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceae, containing the pheasant's eye (Adonis autumnalis); -- named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower.
Source: Webster's dictionarywhen Adonis died Zeus decreed that he should spend winters in the underworld with Persephone and spend summers with Aphrodite Source: Internet
Adonis mentors young scientists through the Eskom Science Expo platform and students from Cape Peninsula University of Technology Environmental Programme, where she is on the programme's advisory board committee. Source: Internet
According to the legend, it was where festive Adonia took place, in which athletes competed in hunting wild boars during sport competitions; they also competed in dancing and singing, all to the honour of Adonis. Source: Internet
Adonis, who loves hunting, is slain by a wild boar. Source: Internet
Adonis celebrated his first day of school this week. Source: Internet
During his tenure with the company, he had notable feuds with many major stars of the era, including Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Adrian Adonis, Buddy Rose, and Don Muraco. Source: Internet