beau Definition
beau (bō)
noun pl. beaus or beauxbōz
- Archaic a dandy
- Old-fashioned the sweetheart or courter of a woman or girl
Etymology: Fr, a dandy < beau, bel, pretty < L bellus, pretty
beau Synonyms
beau Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- current: She has dated Neil Morrissey as well Sam Mendes, Kate Winslet's current beau.
- new: According to the Daily Star, Kerry has even taken her new beau to Warrington to meet her mom.
- former: A country boy and girl are being married, but she is still in love with her former beau, himself now married.
- young: Gyllenhaal is excellent as Justine's angst-ridden younger beau, while Reilly plays her slacker spouse to perfection.
- il: I may do the washing if I get up in time and if il fait beau.
- French: Meanwhile, in London, pictures surfaced of French beau, Olivier Martinez dancing with scantily clad actor Michelle Rodriguez in St Tropez.
Modifies a noun
- rivage: July beau rivage a third percent in the event from coffee to.
- monde: They were the toast of the New York creative beau monde.
- marche: Posted 22-Aug-2006 Tue 12:28 ) Tuesday Afternoon selections 2.15 Sergeant cecil 2.35 beau marche 4.15 friends hope 5.20 multhahab Student ( 235.
- ideal: Beyond this beau ideal, we remembered that we had also come to conquer.
- ideal: To talk of vocation may seem absurd in these days when ' artist as conman ' is the beau idéal.
Noun used with modifier
- fait: I may do the washing if I get up in time and if il fait beau.
- smoking: Posted 15-Aug-2006 Tue 15:46 ) Tuesday evening selections 6.30 bid for gold 7.00 smoking beau 7.30 william john 8.30 tiber tiger Student ( 178.
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