Meaning & use
beaux
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boyfriends or male admirers, especially ones who are stylish or fashionable
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In the novel, the young heiress is pursued by half a dozen eager beaux.
She laughed off the rumor that she had a string of beaux waiting outside the theater.
A note on using this word
This is the French plural of 'beau,' and it survives in English mostly in old-fashioned or playful romantic writing.
Words with a similar meaning
suitorsadmirers
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