Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Adonis" saurayi ne wanda yake da kyan gani na musamman, yawanci yana da fayyace sifofi da tsokar jiki. Ana amfani da kalmar "Adonis" sau da yawa wajen kwatanta mutumin da ake ganin yana da kyau a zahiri ko kuma kyakkyawa. Kalmar “Adonis” ta samo asali ne daga tatsuniyar Helenanci, inda Adonis matashi ne wanda allahiya Aphrodite ke ƙauna saboda kyawunsa.