Beau

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The boyfriend of a woman or girl.
  • n. A dandy; a fop.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
  • n. A male lover; a boyfriend.
  • n. A male escort.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.
  • n. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort; a suitor or lover.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Good; fair: used especially in address: as, “beau sir,” See beausire, beaupere, etc.
  • n. (bōz).
  • n. One who is very neat and particular about his dress, and fond of ornaments and jewelry; a fop; a dandy: now most often said of a man of middle age or older: as, he is an old beau.
  • n. A man who is suitor to or is attentive to a lady; a lover; a swain.
  • n. Synonyms Dandy, Exquisite, etc. See coxcomb.
  • To act the beau to; attend or escort (a lady).
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
  • n. a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    adult male    man    lover   
    Cross Reference
    Beau    beautiful    beau-   
    Variant
    beaux   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dandy    escort    lover   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Au    Bio    Bo    Bordeaux    Boudreaux    Bow    Cloe    Co    Cousteau    Crow   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    peu    pauvre    quelque    fait    aussi    souvent    ce    Donne    mieux    seroit