beauadjectivecommon nouncommon nounadverbproper nounSyllable DecompositionbeauEtymologyexpandFrom Latin bellus (beautiful, elegant, graceful), which became very frequent in Vulgar Latin, supplanting the classical pulcher.Definition1. A man who plays with his beauty.pejorativeexpandLe général dont elle habite l'esprit est un vieux beau, qui se pavane volontiers en quête de fortune.FeminineBellePluralbeauxSee alsopancalisme (cn.) beau (adj.) beau (cn.) Beaux (pn.)