Adonis
pronunciation
How to pronounce Adonis in British English:
UK [əˈdəʊnɪs]
How to pronounce Adonis in American English:
US [ əˈdoʊnɪs]
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- Noun:
- any handsome young man
Word Origin
- Adonis (n.)
- "a beau," 1620s, from Greek Adonis, name of the youth beloved by Aphrodite, from Phoenician adon "lord," probably originally "ruler," from base a-d-n "to judge, rule." Adonai is the Hebrew cognate.
Example
- 1. He has given lord adonis , the architect of academies , a role overseeing industrial policy , keeping him at arm 's length from education .
- 2. The reluctance of politicians to consider curbs to economic growth or freedom of movement was also evident the previous day in comments by lord adonis , the uk transport secretary .
- 3. In retrospect , the incident has come to illustrate the remarkable gulf between the arab world 's established intellectuals - many of them , like adonis , former radicals - and the largely anonymous young people who have led the protests of the arab spring .