Word Meaning

adonis definition and meaning

n. A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.
n. A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy.
n. 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.

Crossword clues for adonis

- Aphrodite’s favourite
- Aphrodite’s handsome lover
- Beautiful youth
- Greek god
- Handsome Greek youth
- Handsome man
- Handsome young man
- Handsome youth
- Said no bewilderingly legendary Greek
- Said no, bewildering handsome chap