noun

• (Abrahamic religions) The first man and the progenitor of the human race.
• A male given name from Hebrew.
• (figuratively) Original sin or human frailty.
• (with second or last) Jesus Christ, whose sacrifice, in Christian theology, makes possible the forgiveness of Adam's original sin.
• Designating a neoclassical style of furniture and architecture in the style of Robert and James Adam.
• 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.