Usually means: Noble act with dramatic flair.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word beau geste:

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  1. beau geste: Merriam-Webster
  2. beau geste: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. beau geste: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. beau geste: Collins English Dictionary
  5. beau geste: Vocabulary.com
  6. beau geste: Wiktionary
  7. beau geste: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. beau geste: Dictionary.com
  9. Beau Geste (TV series), Beau Geste (disambiguation), Beau Geste: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. beau geste: Rhymezone
  11. beau geste: FreeDictionary.org
  12. beau geste: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. beau geste: Foreign Words and Phrases
  14. beau geste: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See beau_gestes as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (beau geste)

▸ noun:  A gracious gesture, noble in form but often futile or meaningless in substance.

Similar:
generosity, benevolence, largesse, donative, gift, grace note, gift from the gods, graciosity, favor, gallantry, more...

Opposite:
faux pas, blunder, mistake, error

Phrases:
The Last Remake of Beau Geste, more...

Adjectives:
debonair, handsome, fine, debonaire, lovely, featly, dreamy, good-looking, peng, gallant, gracious

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Similar:
generosity, benevolence, largesse, donative, gift, grace note, gift from the gods, graciosity, favor, gallantry, more...

Opposite:
faux pas, blunder, mistake, error

Phrases:
The Last Remake of Beau Geste, more...

Adjectives:
debonair, handsome, fine, debonaire, lovely, featly, dreamy, good-looking, peng, gallant, gracious



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