adam Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
  2. noun Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792)
    Robert Adam.
  3. noun street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
    cristal; ecstasy; XTC; go; X; hug drug; disco biscuit.

WordNet


Ad"am noun
Definitions
  1. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.
  2. (As a symbol) "Original sin;" human frailty.
    And whipped the offending Adam out of him. Shak.

Webster 1913