adonic

1. 1.

   or relating to or like Adonis
2. 2.

   having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee

   “the verse of the laments is Adonic”

   Similarrhythmical

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsAdonic line

   Broaderverse

Other forms of adonic

plural

adonics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about adonic

What does adonic mean?

adonic means "or relating to or like Adonis". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in adonic?

adonic has 3 syllables: a-do-nic. The stress falls on "do".

What is another word for adonic?

Close synonyms include Adonic line. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is adonic a common word?

adonic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.