Beau

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  • noun. A male companion or friend with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship.
  • noun. A dandy; a fop.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To act the beau to; attend or escort (a lady).
  • Good; fair: used especially in address: as, “beau sir,” See beausire, beaupere, etc.
  • noun. (bōz).
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A man who is suitor to or is attentive to a lady; a lover; a swain.
  • noun. Synonyms Dandy, Exquisite, etc. See coxcomb.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion; a dandy.
  • noun. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an escort; a suitor or lover.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
  • noun. A male lover; a boyfriend.
  • noun. A male escort.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
  • noun. a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
  • Word Usage
    "'There is, of course, no one I should prefer to _le beau capitaine_ -- there is no one to whom I would confide my Olive more willingly; but, then, one must look to other things; one cannot live entirely on love, even if it be the love of a _beau capitaine_.'"
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    Beau  beau-  beautiful  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    adult male  lover  man  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Au  Bio  Bo  Bordeaux  Boudreaux  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Donne  Du.  Milton  Mme.  aussi  
    Synonym
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    variant
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