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beauboyfriend of a girl or woman: I think my sister has a beau. Not to be confused with:bow – something bent, curved, or arched; a knot usually having two ends and two loops: She tied her sash into a bow.beau B0139500 (bō)n. pl. beaus or beaux (bōz) 1. A male companion or friend with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship.2. A dandy; a fop. [French, from beau, bel, handsome, from Latin bellus; see deu- in Indo-European roots.]beau (bəʊ) n, pl beaux (bəʊ; bəʊz) or beaus (bəʊz) 1. a lover, sweetheart, or escort of a girl or woman2. a man who is greatly concerned with his clothes and appearance; dandy[C17: from French, from Old French biau, from Latin bellus handsome, charming]beau (boʊ) n., pl. beaus, beaux (bōz). 1. a girl's or woman's sweetheart. 2. a dandy; fop. [1250–1300; Middle English < French < Latin bellus beautiful] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | beau - a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"boyfriend, swain, young man, fellowlover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someoneadult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" | | 2. | beau - a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearancefashion plate, fop, gallant, dandy, dude, clotheshorse, sheik, swellcoxcomb, cockscomb - a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishmentsmacaroni - a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
beaunoun (Chiefly U.S.) boyfriend, man, guy (informal), date, lover, young man, steady, escort, admirer, fiancé, sweetheart, suitor, swain, toy boy, leman (archaic), fancy man (slang) She appeared with her new beau.beaunoun1. A man who is the favored companion of a woman:boyfriend.Informal: fellow.2. A man who courts a woman:admirer, courter, suitor, swain, wooer.Translationsbeau
the beau mondeCollectively, society's most wealthy and fashionable people; the beautiful people. The phrase is French for "fine world." Those parties are exclusively for the beau monde. You wouldn't be invited even as a waiter.See also: beau, mondeBeau BrummelA very fashionable man. The name refers to an actual person, George Bryan "Beau" Brummel, who was considered a tastemaker in England's Regency period. That guy's a real Beau Brummel, so I definitely trust his opinion on what I should wear.See also: beauBeau BrummelA male fashion plate. George Bryan Brummel, nicknamed “Beau,” was one of the best-known figures of Regency England of the late 18th to early 19th century. As unofficial fashion advisor to the Prince Regent, later King George IV, Brummel was the arbiter of taste, style, and etiquette; he popularized trousers (instead of knee breeches) with matching coats, as well as cravats that were the forerunners of neckties. The epithet Beau Brummel was applied to any man who was fastidious about his clothing, even if he wasn't a trendsetter.See also: beauBeau
Beau (bō), Joseph H.S., French physician, 1806-1865. See: Beau lines. beau
Synonyms for beaunoun boyfriendSynonyms- boyfriend
- man
- guy
- date
- lover
- young man
- steady
- escort
- admirer
- fiancé
- sweetheart
- suitor
- swain
- toy boy
- leman
- fancy man
Synonyms for beaunoun a man who is the favored companion of a womanSynonymsnoun a man who courts a womanSynonyms- admirer
- courter
- suitor
- swain
- wooer
Synonyms for beaunoun a man who is the lover of a girl or young womanSynonyms- boyfriend
- swain
- young man
- fellow
Related Wordsnoun a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearanceSynonyms- fashion plate
- fop
- gallant
- dandy
- dude
- clotheshorse
- sheik
- swell
Related Words- coxcomb
- cockscomb
- macaroni
- adult male
- man
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