English adjective: Adonic | |||
1. | Adonic or relating to or like Adonis | ||
2. | Adonic having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee | ||
Samples | The verse of the laments is Adonic. | ||
Similar | rhythmic, rhythmical | ||
Antonyms | unrhythmic, unrhythmical | ||
English noun: Adonic | |||
1. | Adonic (communication) a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis | ||
Synonyms | Adonic line | ||
Broader (hypernym) | verse, verse line | ||