hienostelija — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beau noun A boyfriend or male romantic partner, especially in slightly old-fashioned or playful use.
- metrosexual noun A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
- snob noun A person who looks down on others they consider to have lower taste, status, or refinement.
Senses
hienostelija is used for these senses in English:
- beau (dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
- metrosexual (dated) A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
- snob (informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.]
- swaggerer One who swaggers.
beau — full definition
- noun A boyfriend or male romantic partner, especially in slightly old-fashioned or playful use.
- noun A man known for dressing sharply and paying great attention to manners and style; a dandy.
metrosexual — full definition
- noun A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
- noun A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals.