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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Beau \Beau\ (b[=o]), n.; pl. F. Beaux (E. pron. b[=o]z), E.
     Beaus (b[=o]z). [F., a fop, fr. beau fine, beautiful, fr.
     L. bellus pretty, fine, for bonulus, dim. of bonus good. See
     Bounty, and cf. Belle, Beauty.]
     1. A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion;
        a dandy.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an
        escort; a suitor or lover.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beau \Beau\, n.; pl. F. Beaux (E. pron. b?z), E. Beaus. [F.,
     a fop, fr. beau fine, beautiful, fr. L. bellus pretty, fine,
     for bonulus, dim. of bonus good. See Bounty, and cf.
     Belle, Beauty.]
     1. A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion;
        a dandy.
  
     2. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an
        escort; a lover.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  beau
       n 1: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd
            known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked" [syn:
            boyfriend, fellow, swain, young man]
       2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
          [syn: dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, swell,
           fashion plate, clotheshorse]
       [also: beaux (pl)]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beau
     Γαλλικά a.
     ωραίος, όμορφος
     Γαλλικά adv.
     μάταια
     Γαλλικά n.
     το ωραίο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beau
     French a.
     1 handsome, fine, attractive
     2 nice
     3 fair (weather)
     French adv.
     in vain
     French n.
     (lb fr Louisiana French) boyfriend
     Middle English a.
     good, fine
     n.
     1 (lb en dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette;
  a dandy or fop.
     2 (lb en dated) A male lover; a boyfriend.
     3 A male escort.
     4 A suitor of a lady.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To act as a beau (towards); to court or woo.
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro bea  1 s pres ind//sub ; 3 p pres//impf ind)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beau-
     French pre.
     related by marriage; in-law or step-

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Beau
     German n.
     m (lb de dated or literary) a beau (gloss: handsome, usually dandyish
  man)
     n.
     (given name en male) used since mid-twentieth century.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  beau
     n.
     1 (lb en dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette;
  a dandy or fop.
     2 (lb en dated) A male lover; a boyfriend.
     3 A male escort.
     4 A suitor of a lady.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To act as a beau (towards); to court or woo.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Beau
     n.
     (given name en male) used since mid-twentieth century.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  beau
     Middle English a.
     good, fine
     Middle French a.
     beautiful; handsome; attractive
     Old French a.
     (alternative form of fro biau)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  beau-
     French pre.
     related by marriage; in-law or step-

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Beau
     n.
     (given name en male) used since mid-twentieth century.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  beau
     Middle English a.
     good, fine
     Middle French a.
     beautiful; handsome; attractive
     Old French a.
     (alternative form of fro biau)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  beau-
     French pre.
     related by marriage; in-law or step-

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Beau
     n.
     (given name en male) used since mid-twentieth century.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beau
     Ranska a.
     1 kaunis
     2 ihana, upea
     3 (''miehestä'') komea
     4 komea, kunnon
     Ranska adv.
     (''fraasissa avoir beau'') turhaan

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beau
     Franska a.
     vacker, skön

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Beau /bəˈaʊ/ 
   [veraltend] fop , beau , dandy  [Am.]  [becoming dated] , popinjay  [dated]
     Synonyms: Schönling, Adonis, eitler Geck, eitler Pfau, Lackaffe, feiner Pinkel, Fatzke, Dandy, Fant, Stutzer
  
   see: Schönlinge, Adonise, eitle Gecken, eitle Pfauen, Lackaffen, feine Pinkel, Fatzken, Beaus, Dandys, Fante, Stutzer
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Beau /bəˈaʊ/ 
  beau 
     Synonyms: Schönling, Adonis
  

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Beau /bˈəʊ/
  الصّديق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  beau //boʊ// //bəʊ// 
  конте, франт
  dandy

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beau /bˈəʊ/ 
  švihák

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beau /bˈəʊ/ 
  galán

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beau /bˈəʊ/ 
  milý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beau /bˈəʊ/ 
  fešák

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beau /bˈəʊ/ 
  nápadník

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beau /bˈəʊ/ 
  milenec

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beau /bˈəʊ/
   [dated] Hausfreund , Liebhaber , Galan  [humor.] , Amant  [poet.]
     Synonym: fancy man
  
   see: her man
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beau /bˈəʊ/
  Schönling , Adonis , eitler Geck , eitler Pfau , Lackaffe , feiner Pinkel  [Dt.] , Fatzke  [Dt.]  [ugs.] , Beau  [veraltend] , Dandy  [veraltend] , Fant  [veraltet] , Stutzer  [veraltet]
     Synonyms: fop, dandy, popinjay
  
   see: fops, beaus, dandies, popinjays
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beau /bˈəʊ/
  Schönling , Adonis , Beau 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  beau //boʊ// //bəʊ// 
  hienostelija, keikari
  dandy

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  beau /bˈəʊ/
  1. aşık
  2. sevgili
  3. kavalye
  4. züppe erkek
  5. şık giyinen adam.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (faire b.) beau /bˈo/
  hinoniñ

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (faire le b.) beau /bˈo/
  bragal, paboriñ

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (faire le b.)  (chien) beau /bˈo/
  chiboud (ober ch.)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (j'ai b.)  (+inf.) beau /bˈo/
  kaer am eus (+verb)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (on a b. dire) beau /bˈo/
  kaer zo lavarout

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (tps) beau /bˈo/
  hinon

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  beau /bˈo/
  derc'h, gwenn, terrupl

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  beau /bˈo/
  brav, kaer, ken, kenedus, kenedek

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  beau /bo/ 
  красив, хубав

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  beau /bo/ 
  1. schön, angenehm, gut
  2. schön 2.
  D’aspect agréable à l’œil ou à l’oreille
   3.
  Qualifie un temps ensoleillé

From français-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ell ]

  beau /bo/ 
  ωραίος, αίθριος, εξαίσιος, υπέροχος

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  beau /bo/ 
  beautiful, fine, handsome, lovely

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  beau /bo/ 
  kaunis

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  beau /bo/ 
  bello, carino

From français-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-jpn ]

  beau /bo/ 
  綺麗, 美しい, きれい

From français-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:fra-lat ]

  beau /bo/ 
  pulcher, formosus

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  beau /bo/ 
  gražus

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  beau /bo/
  fijn, fraai, mooi, knap, net, schoon

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  beau /bo/ 
  1. piękny, ładny
  2. miły, przyjemny, przystojny, śliczny
  D’aspect agréable à l’œil ou à l’oreille

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  beau /bo/ 
  belo, bonito, lindo, formoso, pulcro

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  beau /bo/ 
  красивый, прекрасный

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  beau /bo/ 
  bello, hermoso, lindo

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  beau /bo/ 
  vacker, skön

From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:fra-tur ]

  beau /bˈo/ 
  güzel, yakışıklı

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈboʊ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  56 Moby Thesaurus words for "beau":
     Beau Brummel, Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, Romeo, amoroso,
     beloved, blade, blood, boulevardier, boyfriend, caballero,
     cavalier, cavaliere servente, clotheshorse, coxcomb, dandy, dude,
     esquire, exquisite, fashion plate, fellow, fine gentleman, flame,
     fop, fribble, gallant, gentleman friend, gigolo, inamorato,
     jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, lady-killer, love-maker, lover, macaroni,
     man, man-about-town, masher, necker, old man, petter, philanderer,
     puppy, seducer, sheik, spark, sport, squire, steady, sugar daddy,
     swain, sweetheart, swell, truelove, young man
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 花花公子,情郎,求爱者;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 花花公子,情郎,求爱者

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