adam in Hindi हिन्दी
adam in Sindhi سنڌي
adam in Telugu తెలుగు
adam in English
- Adam⇄Adam (1), noun.
the first man; father of the human race (in the Bible, Genesis 1:26-5:5). - Adam⇄Adam (2), adjective.
of or exemplifying a delicate, graceful style of furniture and architecture introduced by the brothers Robert and James Adam in the 1700's, that makes use of wreaths, fan ornaments, and like decoration. - Adam⇄expr. not known (someone) from Adam, (Informal.) to have no acquaintance with (someone).
Ex. He called to see my Governor this morning ... and beyond that I don't know him from Adam (Dickens). - Adam⇄expr. the old Adam, the human tendency to sin.
Ex. An impatience to shake off the old social and political Adam (George Grote).