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Adonean

Adonean adjective: of or pertaining to Adonis.

Adjective

Adonean (comparative more Adonean, superlative most Adonean)

  1. Of or pertaining to Adonis.
    • My teares shall raine upon his grave to make the gentle earth beare some Adonean, or rather Antiomerean flowre, which shall beare his name and memory.1648, Robert Baron, Erotopaignion, Or The Cyprian Academy
    Synonyms:
    Adonic

Synonyms of Adonean

Forms of Adonean

comparativemore Adonean
superlativemost Adonean

Questions about Adonean

What does Adonean mean?
Adonean means of or pertaining to Adonis.
What part of speech is Adonean?
Adonean is an adjective.

Words near Adonean in the dictionary

  1. Adolphsons
  2. Adolphus
  3. Adolvsson
  4. Adonai
  5. Adonara
  6. Adonean
  7. Adonia
  8. Adonian
  9. Adonic
  10. Adonica
  11. Adonics

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