Beau Geste Definition

bō zhĕst

beaux-gestes, beau-geste

noun

A gracious gesture.

American Heritage

A fine or beautiful gesture.

Webster's New World

A gesture noble in form but meaningless in substance.

American Heritage

An act or offer that seems fine, noble, etc., but is empty.

Webster's New World

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

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Beau Geste

Singular:

beau geste

Plural:

beaux-gestes

Borrowing from French beau (“beautiful”) + geste (“gesture”)

From Wiktionary
French beau noble geste gesture

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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