beau

CEFRC2

/ˈbəʊ̯/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A male escort.

Examples

  • Her loquacious new beau was there, talking everyone's heads off.

  • "Oh, hey look! There's Tom's new beau."

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈboʊ̯/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A male lover; a boyfriend.

  2. A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.

  3. A suitor of a lady.

More examples

In context

  • He's her beau now.

  • [H]e could not but turn with ineffable contempt to the tawdry beaus and belles from the city, who presumed to mingle in the fashionable gala.

  • Everyone was feeling grandacious, as if getting dressed for a night of beauing.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English beau, beu, bew, bewe, from Old French beau, from Latin bellus (“beautiful”). Doublet of bello and boo.