beau

//boʊ//
C1Frequency Level 11Literary
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Noun

beauSingular
beauxPlural
1

A boyfriend or male admirer; a woman's sweetheart or suitor.

She introduced her new beau to her parents at dinner.

2

A man who is excessively attentive to fashion and elegance in dress and manners; a dandy.

He was known as a beau who spent hours perfecting his appearance.

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