Beau Definition

beaus, beaux
noun
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A male companion or friend with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship.
American Heritage
A dandy.
Webster's New World
A dandy; a fop.
American Heritage
The sweetheart or courter of a woman or girl.
Webster's New World
The definition of beau refers to a man who a woman is dating or to a man who pays too much attention to how he looks.
An example of a beau is the man who regularly takes a woman out to dinner and gives her flowers.
An example of a beau is a man who spends hours in front of the mirror grooming himself.
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pronoun
A male given name used since mid-twentieth century.
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Other Word Forms of Beau

Noun

Singular:
beau
Plural:
beaux, beaus

Origin of Beau

  • French from beau, bel handsome from Latin bellus deu-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Shortened from surname type given names such as Beauregard or Beaumont, or from the word beau.

    From Wiktionary

  • Borrowing from French beau < Latin bellus (“beautiful”).

    From Wiktionary

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