Dictionary Definition
Adam
Noun
1 (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology;
the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the
human race
2 Scottish architect who designed many public
buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792) [syn: Robert
Adam]
3 street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
[syn: ecstasy, XTC, go, disco
biscuit, cristal,
X, hug drug]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From Hebrew אָדָם (adam) "earth", "man", "soil", "light brown" < אדמה (adamah) 'red earth', 'ground'.Proper noun
- The first man in the Bible and the Qur'an, the mythological progenitor of the human race.
- A given name.
- Original sin or human frailty.
Quotations
- 1611 —
King James Version of the Bible,
Genesis 3:20
- And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
- 1667 — John Milton,
Paradise
Lost, Book VII
- Say Goddess, what ensu’d when Raphael,The affable Arch-Angel, had forewarn'dAdam by dire example to bewareApostasie,
- 1739 — Charles
Wesley,
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
- Second Adam from above,Reinstate us in thy love.
- 1859 — George
Eliot, Adam Bede, ch
1
- 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, prominent and mobile eyebrows, indicated a mixture of Celtic blood.
- 1904 — Mark Twain,
Extracts from Adam's Diary
- Since then I have deciphered some more of Adam’s hieroglyphics, and think he has now become sufficiently important as a public character to justify this publication.
Derived terms
- Adam and Eve
- Adamesque
- Adamhood
- Adamic, Adamical
- Adamite
- Adamitism
- Adam's ale
- Adam's Bridge
- Adam's apple
- Adam's flannel
- Adam's morsel
- Adam's needle
- Adam's Peak
- Adam's wine
- apple of Adam
- as old as Adam, old as Adam
- co-Adamite
- not to know someone from Adam
- Old Adam
- pre-Adamite
- since Adam was a boy
Translations
first man in the Bible and Qur’an
- Arabic: (’ādam)
- Catalan: Adam
- Chinese: 亞當, 亚当 (Yǎdāng)
- Czech: Adam
- Danish: Adam
- Dutch: Adam
- Esperanto: Adamo
- Estonian: Aadam
- Finnish: Aadam
- French: Adam
- German: Adam
- Greek: Αδάμ
(Aðám)
- Ancient Greek: Ἀδάμ (Adám)
- Hebrew: אָדָם (Adam)
- Hungarian: Ádám
- Icelandic: Adam
- Indonesian: Adam
- Interlingua: Adam
- Irish: Ádhamh
- Italian: Adamo
- Kurdish: ئادهم, Adem
- Latin: Adam
- Latvian: Ādams
- Lithuanian: Adomas
- Maltese: Adam
- Norwegian: Adam
- Persian: (Âdam)
- Polish: Adam
- Portuguese: Adão
- Russian: Адам
- Scottish Gaelic: Adhamh
- Sinhala: ආදම්
- Spanish: Adam, Adán
- Swedish: Adam
- Thai: (aadam)
- Turkish: Adem
- Walloon: Adan
male given name
- Arabic: (’ādam)
- Catalan: Adam
- Chinese: 亞當, 亚当 (Yǎdāng)
- Czech: Adam
- Danish: Adam
- Dutch: Adam
- Esperanto: Adamo
- Estonian: Aadam
- Finnish: Aatami
- French: Adam
- German: Adam
- Greek:
- Hebrew: אָדָם (Adam)
- Hungarian: Ádám
- Icelandic: Adam
- Indonesian: Adam
- Interlingua: Adam
- Irish: Ádhamh
- Italian: Adamo
- Kurdish: , Adem
- Latin: Adam
- Latvian: Ādams
- Lithuanian: Adomas
- Norwegian: Adam
- Persian: (Âdam)
- Polish: Adam
- Portuguese: Adão
- Russian: Адам (Adam)
- Scottish Gaelic: Adhamh
- Sinhala: ආදම්
- Spanish: Adán
- Swedish: Adam
- Thai: (aadam)
- Turkish: Adem
- Walloon: Adan
figuratively: original sin; human frailty
- Finnish: vanha Aatami
Croatian
Proper noun
AdamDanish
Proper noun
- Adam.
- A given name.
French
Proper noun
- Adam.
- A given name.
German
Icelandic
Proper noun
Adam (Adam-s, -)Derived terms
See also
Norwegian
Proper noun
- Adam.
- A given name.
Spanish
Proper noun
es-proper noun mQuotations
- 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina),
rev., Génesis 2:20''
- Y puso Adam nombres á toda bestia y ave de los cielos y á todoanimal del campo.
Swedish
Extensive Definition
Adam may refer to:
- Adam (name), a common given name and surname
ADAM, as a word or as an abbreviation, may also
refer to:
- Adam (Bible), the first man according to the Abrahamic religious tradition
- Adam Kadmon, the primordial man of the kabbalah and related esoteric traditions
- Adam (Scottish family), a family of notable Scottish architects
- Adam, the name given to the victim in the Torso in the Thames murder case
In places:
- Adam, Oman
- City of Adam, a city mentioned in the book of Joshua
- Adam's Peak, a sacred mountain in Sri Lanka
- Adam's Bridge, a chain of limestone shoals that once connected India to the island of Sri Lanka
- Adam Range, a mountain range in Nunavut, Canada
In science:
- ADAM (birth defect), amniotic deformity adhesions mutilations
- ADAM protein (A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase protein), a group of enzymes
- ADAM, an organic compound: 2-((2-((dimethylamino)methyl)phenyl)thio)-5-iodophenylamine used in SPECT and PET scanning
- Y-chromosomal Adam, patrilineal most recent common ancestor
In government programs:
- Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM), a United States drug-abuse-monitoring program
- Code Adam, used in the United States to alert the public of missing children
In companies and products:
- Adam Aircraft Industries, an aircraft manufacturer
- Adam Internet, South Australian ISP offering ADSL2+ services
- Adam Motor Company, a Pakistani automobile manufacturer
- Adam VIII, a record label
- Coleco Adam, an early home computer
- Active Directory Application Mode, a lightweight implementation of Active Directory, see Active Directory#ADAM
- ADAM (company), a clothing line designed by Adam Lippes
- ADAM Audio, a German loudspeaker manufacturer
In contemporary fiction:
- Adam (2008 novel), a novel by author Ted Dekker
- Adam (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Adam (comic), the title character in Adam@home by Brian Basset
- Adam, the first angel in ''Neon Genesis Evangelion, see Angel (Neon Genesis Evangelion)#Adam
- Adam (Torchwood), an episode from Series 2 of the TV series Torchwood
In contemporary music:
- ADAM, an Italian electro-industrial band
- "Adam's Song", a song by Blink-182
In other uses:
- Adam style, a neoclassical style practiced by Scottish architect Robert Adam
- Adam, a weapon in the Mörser Karl series or mortars
See also
Adam in Bulgarian: Адам (пояснение)
Adam in Danish: Adam
Adam in German: Adam
Adam in Spanish: Adán (desambiguación)
Adam in French: Adam (homonymie)
Adam in Hebrew: אדם (פירושונים)
Adam in Hungarian: Ádám
Adam in Dutch: Adam (doorverwijspagina)
Adam in Japanese: アダム (曖昧さ回避)
Adam in Portuguese: Adão (desambiguação)
Adam in Romanian: Adam (dezambiguizare)
Adam in Russian: Адам (значения)
Adam in Slovak: Adam
Adam in Thai: อาดัม