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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 usually well-off, heterosexual city-dwelling man who takes great care over his grooming, fashion, and general appearance.
  • 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

  1. noun A boyfriend or male romantic partner, especially in slightly old-fashioned or playful use.
  2. noun A man known for dressing sharply and paying great attention to manners and style; a dandy.

metrosexual — full definition

  1. noun A usually well-off, heterosexual city-dwelling man who takes great care over his grooming, fashion, and general appearance.
  2. noun A heterosexual man regarded by society as having traits often linked with gay men.
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