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Definitions and meaning of beau

beau

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /boʊ/
• Homophone: bow
• Rhymes: -əʊ

Noun

beau (plural beaux or beaus)

1. (dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.

   Synonyms: blood, popinjay; see also Thesaurus:dandy

   Coordinate term: belle
2. (dated, US, Canada) A male lover; a boyfriend.

   Synonyms: suitor, swain; see also Thesaurus:lover
3. A male escort.

   Synonyms: callboy, party boy; see also Thesaurus:prostitute

4. A suitor of a lady.

   Synonyms: courter, sparker, wooer

Derived terms

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Verb

beau (third-person singular simple present beaus, present participle beauing, simple past and past participle beaued)

1. (ambitransitive) To act as a beau (towards); to court or woo.

   Synonyms: put the moves on, romance; see also Thesaurus:woo

See also

• beautiful

References

• “beau”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Aube, aube

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• beu

Etymology

From Latin bibō. Compare Romanian bea, beau.

Verb

beau first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative bea, past participle biutã)

1. to drink

Related terms

• beari / beare
• biut
• biutor
• biuturã
• parabeau

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French beau, from Old French biau, bel, from Latin bellus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo/
• Rhymes: -o
• Homophones: bau, baud, bauds, baux, beaux (general), bot, bots (except regionally)

Adjective

beau (masculine singular before vowel bel, feminine belle, masculine plural beaux, feminine plural belles)

1. handsome, fine, attractive
2. nice
3. fair (weather)

Usage notes

• To avoid hiatus, the form bel is used before masculine singular nouns that begin with a vowel or mute h.

Derived terms

Descendants

• → English: beau, Beau, belle, Belle

Noun

beau m (plural beaux)

1. (Louisiana) boyfriend

Coordinate terms

• belle
• blonde
• femme
• gars
• homme

Adverb

beau

1. in vain

Further reading

• “beau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• aube

Middle English

Alternative forms

• beu, bew, bewe

Etymology

From Old French bel, biau, from Latin bellus, from Old Latin *duenelos. Doublet of bel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛu̯/
• Rhymes: -ɛu̯

Adjective

beau

1. good, fine

References

• “beau, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle French

Alternative forms

• bel

Etymology

From Old French beau, one of the variants of biau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbo/

Adjective

beau m (feminine singular belle, masculine plural beaux, feminine plural belles)

1. beautiful; handsome; attractive

Descendants

• French: beau

Old French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̯aw/

Adjective

beau m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bele)

1. Alternative form of biau

Declension

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be̯aw/
• Rhymes: -aw
• Hyphenation: beau

Verb

beau

1. inflection of bea:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present/imperfect indicative