Beau and Sweet

Beau

Beau noun - A male romantic companion.
Usage example: her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date
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Synonyms for Beau

Sweet and beau are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sweet" instead a noun "Beau".

Nearby Words: beauty, beaut

Sweet

Sweet noun - A person with whom one is in love.
Usage example: my darling, my sweet, won't you be mine?

Beau and sweet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beau" instead a noun "Sweet".

How words are described

old old beau old sweet
main main beau main sweet
new new beau new sweet
former former beau former sweet
Other adjectives: blonde.

Both words in one sentence

  • Pale Females, Dark Males The English folk song "Sweet Polly Oliver" (whence cometh the trope of the same name) describes a woman disguising herself as a man and enlisting in the army to keep an eye on her beau while he's off to war.
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