beaux

[ bohz; French boh ]
/ boʊz; French boʊ /

noun

a plural of beau.

Words nearby beaux

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Definition for beaux (2 of 2)

beau
[ boh ]
/ boʊ /
Older Use.

noun, plural beaus, beaux [bohz] /boʊz/.

a male lover or sweetheart.
a frequent and attentive male escort for a girl or woman.
a dandy; fop.

verb (used with object)

to escort (a girl or woman), as to a social gathering.

Origin of beau

1250–1300; Middle English < French < Latin bellus beautiful

SYNONYMS FOR beau

3 peacock, swell, blade, dude, coxcomb.

OTHER WORDS FROM beau

beau·ish, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH beau

beau bow

Words related to beaux

suitor, paramour, sweetheart, squire, love, escort, admirer, steady, honey, swain, flame, beloved, lover, cavalier, inamorato

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British Dictionary definitions for beaux (1 of 2)

beaux
/ (bəʊ, bəʊz) /

noun

a plural of beau

British Dictionary definitions for beaux (2 of 2)

beau
/ (bəʊ) /

noun plural beaux (bəʊ, bəʊz) or beaus (bəʊz)

a lover, sweetheart, or escort of a girl or woman
a man who is greatly concerned with his clothes and appearance; dandy

Word Origin for beau

C17: from French, from Old French biau, from Latin bellus handsome, charming