Beau
Charming boy's name
A beau is a boyfriend or male admirer—someone courting romantic attention.
The word sounds old-fashioned or deliberately quaint: She arrived at the dance with her beau.
In the plural, beaux preserves the French spelling, though beaus also appears.
Beau can modify names to suggest dashing good looks or stylishness: Beau Brummell.
One who seeks affection
- admirerOne who esteems another
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- boyfriendMale romantic companion
- loverRomantic intimate
paramour · flame · heartthrob · gentleman caller · escort · wooer · betrothed · swain
Courteous, honorable man
- cotillionFormal society dance event
- debutanteFormally introduced young woman
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- antebellumBefore a war's start
chivalry · magnolia · charm · courtship · drawl · society · gentry · manners
Vain male clotheshorse
- dapperNeatly and stylishly dressed
- fashionableCurrently in style
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
stylish · well-dressed · refined · groomed · natty · spruce · suave · immaculate
suitor
One who seeks affection
- admirerOne who esteems another
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- boyfriendMale romantic companion
lover · paramour · flame · heartthrob · gentleman caller · escort · wooer · betrothed · swain · beloved
gentleman
Courteous, honorable man
- cotillionFormal society dance event
- debutanteFormally introduced young woman
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
antebellum · chivalry · magnolia · charm · courtship · drawl · society · gentry · manners · hospitality
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Vain male clotheshorse
- dapperNeatly and stylishly dressed
- fashionableCurrently in style
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
debonair · stylish · well-dressed · refined · groomed · natty · spruce · suave · immaculate · polished
Beaubelle
Reigning social beauty
girlfriend · ladylove · inamorata · sweetheart · mistress
Beauex
Previous romantic partner
ex-boyfriend · stranger · rival · jilted lover · reject
- beauty salonGrooming service establishment
- beauty queenCrowned contest winner
- beauty pageantAttractiveness and talent contest
- beauty sleepSlumber for appearance
- Sleeping BeautyCurse-bound dormant royal
- natural beautyLandscape's inherent appeal
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