Beau
noun
A man who is the boyfriend or lover of a woman.
She introduced Tom as her latest beau.
Often appears as...
- her new beau
- latest beau
noun
A rich, fashionable young man.
The party was filled with beaus trying to impress the ladies
Often appears as...
- fashionable beau
- dandy beau
noun
A frequent and attentive male companion.
She's been going to the theater with her beau.
Often appears as...
- attentive beau
- constant beau
noun
A man who is the boyfriend or lover of a woman.
She introduced Tom as her latest beau.
Often appears as...
- her new beau
- latest beau
noun
A rich, fashionable young man.
The party was filled with beaus trying to impress the ladies
Often appears as...
- fashionable beau
- dandy beau
noun
A frequent and attentive male companion.
She's been going to the theater with her beau.
Often appears as...
- attentive beau
- constant beau
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Romantic Context
Use 'beau' when referring to someone's romantic partner in a slightly old-fashioned or playful way.
Her grandmother asked if she had a beau.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Women
'Beau' refers to a male partner, never a female. For a woman, you would usually say 'girlfriend' or 'belle'.
He proudly talked about his beau, not using the more common 'boyfriend'.
Pro Tip 3/3Slight Elegance
'Beau' can imply a sense of class and charm, more than generic terms like 'boyfriend'.
She admired her friend's beau for his polite manner.
Pro Tip 1/3Romantic Context
Use 'beau' when referring to someone's romantic partner in a slightly old-fashioned or playful way.
Her grandmother asked if she had a beau.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Women
'Beau' refers to a male partner, never a female. For a woman, you would usually say 'girlfriend' or 'belle'.
He proudly talked about his beau, not using the more common 'boyfriend'.
Pro Tip 3/3Slight Elegance
'Beau' can imply a sense of class and charm, more than generic terms like 'boyfriend'.
She admired her friend's beau for his polite manner.
Pro Tip 1/3Romantic Context
Use 'beau' when referring to someone's romantic partner in a slightly old-fashioned or playful way.
Her grandmother asked if she had a beau.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Women
'Beau' refers to a male partner, never a female. For a woman, you would usually say 'girlfriend' or 'belle'.
He proudly talked about his beau, not using the more common 'boyfriend'.
Pro Tip 3/3Slight Elegance
'Beau' can imply a sense of class and charm, more than generic terms like 'boyfriend'.
She admired her friend's beau for his polite manner.
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Reel Talk Ep. 6 - Tuna...
payoff right yeah you know I've had eight hundred-pound is that paid two bucks upon you feel like right now this is sort of you hit your groove on a new beau new crew the use guys sort of starting clean yourself different with the guys on the boat cuz we're just starting to learn they're opening up now
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Optical illusions show...
Beau He finds it. Amazing, right? So not only can we create a prosthetic for the visually impaired, but we can also investigate how people literally make sense of the world. But we can also do something else.
Video examples
Reel Talk Ep. 6 - Tuna...
payoff right yeah you know I've had eight hundred-pound is that paid two bucks upon you feel like right now this is sort of you hit your groove on a new beau new crew the use guys sort of starting clean yourself different with the guys on the boat cuz we're just starting to learn they're opening up now
Video examples
Optical illusions show...
Beau He finds it. Amazing, right? So not only can we create a prosthetic for the visually impaired, but we can also investigate how people literally make sense of the world. But we can also do something else.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Koren Zailckas
American Writer
In my early to mid-20s, a fear of confrontation made it difficult for me to end relationships in a mature or even quasi-sane way. Instead, I would hang on resentfully, praying that my doomed beau would end things first and spare me the displeasure. To add hindrance to hang-up, the men I chose were usually just as stoic as I was.
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Beverly Lewis
American Novelist
If you're a good Amish girl, you're courting, you have three or four different beaus, and you go out and stay out all night. That's just their tradition. They date under the covering of night. No one knows who they're dating or seeing until two weeks before they're going to be married. It's how they've done it for 300 years.
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Richard Corliss
American Writer
Lesley Gore's part-time field was pop singer, and in her brief but urgent prime, she was the Queen of Teen Angst. She endured heartbreak as a birthday girl betrayed by her beau in 'It's My Party,' savored revenge in the sequel 'Judy's Turn to Cry' and belted the proto-feminist anthem 'You Don't Own Me.
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Karen Abbott
American Author
In the sudden absence of husbands, fathers, brothers and beaus, white Southern women discovered a newfound freedom - one that simultaneously granted them more power in relationships and increased their likelihood of heartbreak.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
Within the narrow confines of Permanent Washington - the journalists, lobbyists, and congressional lifers who are the city's avatars of centrism and continuity - Ford is considered the beau ideal of American leadership.
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Kate Leth
Canadian Artist
Mad-Dog used to be Patsy Walker's beau, Buzz Baxter, but transformed himself into Mad-Dog to get even with his ex and her friends, the Avengers, after she became Hellcat.
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Wallis Simpson
American Royalty
PS: It's all gossip about the prince. I'm not in the habit of taking my girlfriends' beaux.
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Rachael Leigh Cook
American Actress
I have two cats at home in Minnesota with my family. Beau and Skippy.
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Gene Tierney
American Actress
Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.
Quote examples
Koren Zailckas
American Writer
In my early to mid-20s, a fear of confrontation made it difficult for me to end relationships in a mature or even quasi-sane way. Instead, I would hang on resentfully, praying that my doomed beau would end things first and spare me the displeasure. To add hindrance to hang-up, the men I chose were usually just as stoic as I was.
Quote examples
Beverly Lewis
American Novelist
If you're a good Amish girl, you're courting, you have three or four different beaus, and you go out and stay out all night. That's just their tradition. They date under the covering of night. No one knows who they're dating or seeing until two weeks before they're going to be married. It's how they've done it for 300 years.
Quote examples
Richard Corliss
American Writer
Lesley Gore's part-time field was pop singer, and in her brief but urgent prime, she was the Queen of Teen Angst. She endured heartbreak as a birthday girl betrayed by her beau in 'It's My Party,' savored revenge in the sequel 'Judy's Turn to Cry' and belted the proto-feminist anthem 'You Don't Own Me.
Quote examples
Karen Abbott
American Author
In the sudden absence of husbands, fathers, brothers and beaus, white Southern women discovered a newfound freedom - one that simultaneously granted them more power in relationships and increased their likelihood of heartbreak.
Quote examples
Timothy Noah
American Journalist
Within the narrow confines of Permanent Washington - the journalists, lobbyists, and congressional lifers who are the city's avatars of centrism and continuity - Ford is considered the beau ideal of American leadership.
Quote examples
Kate Leth
Canadian Artist
Mad-Dog used to be Patsy Walker's beau, Buzz Baxter, but transformed himself into Mad-Dog to get even with his ex and her friends, the Avengers, after she became Hellcat.
Quote examples
Wallis Simpson
American Royalty
PS: It's all gossip about the prince. I'm not in the habit of taking my girlfriends' beaux.
Quote examples
Rachael Leigh Cook
American Actress
I have two cats at home in Minnesota with my family. Beau and Skippy.
Quote examples
Gene Tierney
American Actress
Some women feel the best cure for a broken heart is a new beau.
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