Meanings
- not comparableOf, relating to, or resembling the Biblical character Adam.
As a consequence of the primeval peripety, the Adamic fall narrated in Genesis 3, […]
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The story of the man who was bathing at the time, and ran out in Adamic costume, has been told too often, and for a fictional individual he has become altogether too notorious; […]
1870 April 5, Blossom [pseudonym], “[Letter from San Francisco. [Regular Correspondence to the News.]] The Earthquake.”, in Gold Hill Daily News, volume XIII, number 2001, Gold Hill, Nev., published 6 April 1870, page [2], column 2Synonyms: Adamical
- JudaismThe language believed to have been spoken by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden in the biblical account of creation; considered by some traditions as the original or divine language from which all others descended.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, relating to, or resembling the Biblical character Adam.
Origin
- Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
- Hebrewאָדָם
- Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
- LatinĀdām
- Old EnglishAdam
- Middle EnglishAdam
- EnglishAdam
- Latinadamicus
- EnglishAdamic
From Adam + -ic, modelled on Latin adamicus.
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Arabic اللُّغَة الْآدُمْيَة, لُغَة آدَم
- اللُّغَة الْآدُمْيَةproto-language spoken by Adam and Eve
- لُغَة آدَمproto-language spoken by Adam and Eve
Bulgarian ада́мов, ада́мов език
- ада́мов (adámov)relating to the Biblical character Adam
- ада́мов език (adámov ezik)proto-language spoken by Adam and Eve
Catalan adàmic, llenguatge adàmic
- adàmicrelating to the Biblical character Adam
- llenguatge adàmicproto-language spoken by Adam and Eve
French adamique, langue adamique
- adamiquerelating to the Biblical character Adam
- langue adamiqueproto-language spoken by Adam and Eve
Hindi आदमी, आदमी
- आदमी (ādmī)relating to the Biblical character Adam
- आदमी (ādmī)proto-language spoken by Adam and Eve
Japanese アダムの言語
- アダムの言語 (Adamu no gengo)proto-language spoken by Adam and Eve
Portuguese adâmico, língua adâmica
- adâmicorelating to the Biblical character Adam
- língua adâmicaproto-language spoken by Adam and Eve
- língua de Adãoproto-language spoken by Adam and Eve
Spanish adánico, adámico
- adánicorelating to the Biblical character Adam
- adámicorelating to the Biblical character Adam
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Cite this entry
Adamic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adamic
“Adamic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adamic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Adamic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Adamic.
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