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Synonyms for beau

Grammar : Noun
Spell : boh
Phonetic Transcription : boÊŠ

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Définition of beau

Origin :
  • "attendant suitor of a lady," 1720, from French beau "the beautiful," noun use of an adjective, from Old French bel "beautiful, handsome, fair, genuine, real" (11c.), from Latin bellus "handsome, fine, pretty, agreeable," diminutive of bonus "good" (see bene-). Meaning "man who attends excessively to dress, etiquette, etc.; a fop; a dandy" is from 1680s, short for French beau garçon "pretty boy" (1660s).
  • noun boyfriend
Example sentences :
  • They call me a beau and a buck, a slasher and dasher, and flourishing Phil.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • By what I can pick out of your flowery description, your brother is no beau.
  • Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
  • I chose the latter, on account of the beau monde which the soldier had boasted of.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Count Grammont, Complete » by Anthony Hamilton
  • And there, you know who that is, that beau ideal of a hussar?
  • Extract from : « Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles Lever
  • I shouldn't wonder, with such a smart ma, if she caught a beau.
  • Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock
  • Gower then decides to withdraw, and make, as he says, "beau retraite."
  • Extract from : « A Literary History of the English People » by Jean Jules Jusserand
  • In the instant of encounter the beau sabreur thought that he spoke to Confederates.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • How full of the savour and luxurious tang of the beau monde!
  • Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
  • "Mebbe she air been a fightin' with her beau," piped the dwarf, from the ceiling.
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • Professor Dawson was Tom's beau ideal of all that a university instructor should be.
  • Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis

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