English Explanatory Dictionary

Adonic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to Adonis.
  2. Very beautiful or handsome; physically perfect.
  3. having a dactyl followed by either a spondee or a trochee.
noun
  1. A verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee.

Word forms

Adonic Adonics

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).

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