Definition of Adonic

1. Noun. A verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis.

Exact synonyms: Adonic Line
Generic synonyms: Verse, Verse Line

2. Adjective. Or relating to or like Adonis.
Partainyms: Adonis

3. Adjective. Having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee. "The verse of the laments is Adonic"
Similar to: Rhythmic, Rhythmical

Definition of Adonic

1. a. Relating to Adonis, famed for his beauty.

Definition of Adonic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Adonis. ¹

2. Adjective. (of a man) Very beautiful or handsome; physically perfect. ¹

3. Adjective. (context meter, verse) having a dactyl followed by either a spondee or trochee ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adonic

Adnyamathanha
Adolf
Adolf Eichmann
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Loos
Adolf Windaus
Adolophine
Adolph
Adolph Simon Ochs
Adolphe Sax
Adolpho
Adolphus
Adonai
Adonara
Adonean
Adonic
Adonic line
Adonis
Adonis annua
Adonis belt
Adonis belts
Adonises
Adoo
Adornoan
Adornoian
Adrenalin
Adrian
Adriana
Adrianna
Adrianople

Literary usage of Adonic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Exercises in Latin Versification by Leo Thomas Butler (1917)
"There is no caesura in the adonic line. The following are the more common ... Exercises in Sapphic and adonic Verse. I. EXERCISES IN BROKEN VERSE Exercise ..."

2. The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy by Ordericus Vitalis, Léopold Delisle, Guizot (François) (1854)
"A suitable stone was laid over the grave of this great bishop, and an epitaph in adonic metre, which consists of a dactyl and ..."

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