"Adonic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Ἄδωνις}} Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Adonic (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to Adonis. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Adonic-en-adj-3cC40uBm
  2. (of a man) Very beautiful or handsome; physically perfect. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-Adonic-en-adj-4OKTk--F Disambiguation of Appearance: 0 87 3 10
  3. (meter, verse) having a dactyl followed by either a spondee or a trochee. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Adonic-en-adj-FGEAizcw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 46 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 1 5 43 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 2 45 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 47 51

Noun

Forms: Adonics [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Ἄδωνις}} Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Adonic (plural Adonics)
  1. (poetry) A verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee. Categories (topical): Poetry
    Sense id: en-Adonic-en-noun-Aw9UWaOx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 46 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 1 5 43 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 2 45 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 47 51 Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

Inflected forms

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