Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun adonic

1 sense of adonic

Sense 1
Adonic, Adonic line -- (a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis)
       => verse, verse line -- (a line of metrical text)

Antonyms of adj adonic

1 of 2 senses of adonic

Sense 2
Adonic -- (having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee; "the verse of the laments is Adonic")

INDIRECT (VIA rhythmical) -> unrhythmical, unrhythmic -- (not rhythmic; irregular in beat or accent)

Similarity of adj adonic

2 senses of adonic

Sense 1
Adonic -- (or relating to or like Adonis)

Sense 2
Adonic -- (having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee; "the verse of the laments is Adonic")
       => rhythmical (vs. unrhythmical), rhythmic -- (recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose")