[
US
/ˈboʊ/
]
[ UK /bˈəʊ/ ]
[ UK /bˈəʊ/ ]
NOUN
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a man who is the lover of a man or woman
if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked
When the law changed, Pet could finally married his long-time boyfriend Jim - a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
How To Use beau In A Sentence
- But they have an undeniable gentleness and elephantine beauty about them, with their hanging folds of skin and ponderous outlook on life.
- The interiors are beautifully kept and the countryside is lush and fruitful. Times, Sunday Times
- The popular beauty spot is home to a variety of wildlife including birds and types of bats.
- It also contains a series of waterfalls and cascades to further enhance the beauty of a hole that is certain to generate a lot of comment throughout the week.
- Human relations do not always rely on meeting each other in person every day. When we talk about relationships between people on either side of the border, just a few thousand miles can’t keep love from growing and blooming into a beautiful bonding. Gulzar
- Try to meet a boy with a little more depth than your current crop of potential beaus.
- It was a beautiful wooden skiff, with a little outboard motor, perfect for his part-time second occupation of working a few pots to catch crustacea to sell to local pubs and restaurants.
- There is no absolute standard for beauty.
- In a little water in front of the grotto is the lotus-flower, a regular Indian plant; while in the shade of some of the petrified wood are several beautiful English ferns. Three Months in the Soudan
- The weather was beautiful and our little house gorgeous. Times, Sunday Times