beau

Speech parts

1. beau - Noun

2. beau - Verb

3. Beau - Proper noun

Meaning

A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.

A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort; a lover.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gallant dandy boyfriend sheik swain fop dude fellow companion lover swell admirer sweetheart paramour suitor
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Antonyms

baal heifer knave householder blackguard proprietress
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Hypernyms

man lover adult male

Hyponyms

cockscomb macaroni coxcomb

Phrases with the word

beau monde Beau's lines beau thai

Derivatives

beaux beaus

Anagrams

aube euba

Examples

Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau. Gene Tierney

I love wearing a lot of color, and I am majorly into scarves. I'm the Beau Brummell of Fleetwood Mac, no doubt. Mick Fleetwood

It is no secret that I believe my son, Attorney General Beau Biden would make a great United States Senator - just as I believe he has been a great Attorney General. But Beau has made it clear from the moment he entered public life, that any office he sought, he would earn on his own. Joe Biden

I have two cats at home in Minnesota with my family. Beau and Skippy. Rachael Leigh

As far as Beau is concerned, we're on the same team, we root for each other. If my parts are slightly more attractive, or are perceived that way by others, he's very content. Jeff Bridges

This sort of adoration of the real is but a heightening of the beau ideal. Lord Byron

Close letter words and terms

beatus Beatus map Beaty Beau Brummell beau geste beau ideal