# Adonis

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈdəʊ.nɪs/ · frequency rank #32,667

## Definitions
1. A beautiful young man loved by Aphrodite.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
3. A surname.
4. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).

## Easily confused with
- **agonist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adonis-vs-agonist)
- **Addis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-adonis)

## Common misspellings (8)
`addonis`, `adnois`, `adoins`, `adoniss`, `adonnis`, `adonsi`, `aodnis`, `daonis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adonis