beau C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /boʊ/ UK /bəʊ/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like ba /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Sounds like bah /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Meanings 1 noun a woman's male admirer or boyfriend; a dandy She arrived at the ball on the arm of her latest beau. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a woman's male admirer or... boyfriendadmirersuitorsweetheartdandyfopgallant Word family Related forms bellebeautybeautiful Etymology AI details From French beau ('handsome, fine'), from Latin bellus ('pretty, fine'). beau French bellus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # beau **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /boʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /bəʊ/ ## Meanings 1. a woman's male admirer or boyfriend; a dandy ## Examples - She arrived at the ball on the arm of her latest beau. ## Synonyms - boyfriend - admirer - suitor - sweetheart - dandy - fop - gallant ## Related Forms - belle - beauty - beautiful ## Roots and Affixes - Root: beau - Root: bellus ## Etymology From French beau ('handsome, fine'), from Latin bellus ('pretty, fine'). ## AI Etymology Beau is from French beau ('handsome, fine'), from Latin bellus ('pretty, fine'). In present-day use, it means a woman's male admirer or boyfriend; a dandy. Related vocabulary includes belle, beauty, and beautiful. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown