Synonyms for beau
- noun
- verb
Most common
coxcomb popinjay fribble sweetheart swain party boy boy-friend catch
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Fop — A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop
gallant, dandy, sheikh UK, sheik CA, spark, clothes horse, fashion plate, masher, coxcomb, popinjay, fribble, fop dated, dude dated, swell dated, jack-a-dandy dated, exquisite rare, macaroni dated, buck dated UK, blade dated, blood dated
2. Swain — A male lover; a boyfriend
swain, sweetheart, lover, suitor, admirer, love, flame, true love, beloved, courter, wooer, sparker, paramour
4. Fellow
Other
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
- n. 2
A male lover; a boyfriend.
- n. 3
A male escort.
- v. 1
To act as a beau (towards); to court or woo.
Related words
- Word family
- beau-catcher beauish beauism
- Phrases
- beau ideal beau monde beau geste
Example sentences
- coxcomb He plays neither jack-pudding nor coxcomb.
- sweetheart Sami ended up marrying his high school sweetheart.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| beau | rising | |
| coxcomb | steady | |
| popinjay | rising | |
| fribble | rising | |
| sweetheart | rising | |
| swain | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- woo1, fop1
- 4 letters
- love1, dude1, buck1
- 5 letters
- court1, blood1, catch1, lover2, blade1, flame1, spark1, swell1, dandy2, sheik1, swain1, wooer
- 6 letters
- fellow2, escort2, sheikh1, suitor2, masher
- 7 letters
- address2, romance2, beloved2, gallant2, admirer3, coxcomb, courter2, sparker, fribble
- 8 letters
- macaroni4, paramour, popinjay
- 9 letters
- exquisite3
- 10 letters
- sweetheart2, innamorato
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lover2 = 2 syllables).