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Adam¹
- /ˈædəm/ UK
- /ˈadəm/ British, Northern England, Scotland
- /ˈædəm/ Australia, Canada, US
- [ˈæɾm̩] Australia, Canada, US
- [ˈæɾəm] Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈɛdəm/ New Zealand
Sounds like atom (t-flapping) · Rhymes with -ædəm
Where it comes from
From Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”), from אדמה (adamah, “red earth, ground”).
proper noun Adams · McAdam · McAdams · McCaw
- The first man and the progenitor of the human race. And Adam called his wiues name Eue, because she was the mother of all liuing.
- A male given name from Hebrew. In his tall stalwartness Adam Bede was a Saxon, and justified his name; but the jet-black hair, made the more noticeable by its contrast with the light paper cap, and the keen glance of the dark eyes that shone from under strongly marked, proninent, and mobile eyebrows, indicated a mixture of Celtic
- Original sin or human frailty.
- Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice, in Christian theology, makes possible the forgiveness of Adam's original sin. And so it is written: The first man Adam was made a liuing soule, the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
- Designating a neoclassical style of furniture and architecture in the style of Robert and James Adam. Inside were six-panelled doors, wide floor-boards, a curving colonial staircase, white Adam-period mantels, and a rear set of rooms three steps below the general level.
- An English surname originating as a patronymic.
- A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
- A French surname originating as a patronymic.
- A German surname originating as a patronymic.
- The drug ecstasy. I prefer to call it "Adam." "Ecstasy" is a beautiful word, but I think Ecstasy is a word more often used by people taking it for thrills.
adam²
- /ˈæd.əm/ UK
- /ˈæd.əm/ Australia, Canada, US
- [ˈæɾm̩] Australia, Canada, US
- [ˈæɾəm] Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈɛd.əm/ New Zealand
Sounds like atom (t-flapping) · Rhymes with -ædəm
Where it comes from
From Adam in Adam and Eve as opposed to eve.
noun adams
- The day or night before an eve; two days or nights before a holiday, most commonly Christmas.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ecstasy, mdma, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, sima, babs, andy, antonio, barry, patrick, adem, adama, adamo, man, human, human being, person
Translations
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name first man in Abrahamic religions
| Español | Adam, Adán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아담 |
| 日本語 | アダム Adamu |
| 中文 | 亞當 /亚当 Yǎdāng, 阿丹 Ādān |
| हिन्दी | आदम ādam |
| Kiswahili | Adamu |
| Português | Adão |
| Français | Adam |
| Deutsch | Adam |
| Italiano | Adamo |
| Ελληνικά | Αδάμ Adám |
| Русский | Ада́м Adám |
| Tiếng Việt | A-đam |
| العربية | آدَم ʔādam, ءَادَم ʔādam |
| עברית | אָדָם |
name male given name
| Español | Adán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 애덤 Aedeom |
| 日本語 | アダム Adamu |
| 中文 | 亞當 /亚当 Yǎdāng |
| हिन्दी | आदम ādam, ऐडम aiḍam |
| Kiswahili | Adamu |
| Português | Adão |
| Français | Adam |
| Deutsch | Adam |
| Italiano | Adamo |
| Ελληνικά | Αδάμ Adám, Αδάμος Adámos |
| Русский | Ада́м Adám |
| العربية | آدَم ʔādam |
| עברית | אָדָם |
name with "last" or "second", Jesus Christ
| Ελληνικά | Αδάμ Adám |
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Talk about this word "adam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. adam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adam "adam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adam.Cite this
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title = {adam},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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