metrosexual
Syllables: met·ro·sex·u·al/ˌmɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/
metrosexual noun: a man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
Noun
metrosexual (plural metrosexuals)
- A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
- Reports of the "death" of my Frankenstein's monster with perfect skin, the metrosexual, have been greatly exaggerated. In Europe and the UK at least, it seems he's alive and looking very well in his lovely new eyeliner.2006 September 18, Mark Simpson, “Long live the metrosexual”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals.
Adjective
metrosexual (comparative more metrosexual, superlative most metrosexual)
- Of or relating to a metrosexual or the metrosexual lifestyle.
- But one question stuck out beyond all the others. What on earth would a metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln look like?2012 May 17, David A. Graham, “Picture of the Day: The Metrosexual, Black Abe Lincoln”, in The Atlantic
- Of course Chandler was the romantic lead. His was the spirit of the age: self-deprecating, metrosexual, all ironic distance, no ambition.2023 October 29, Zoe Williams, “‘An ironic, self-deprecating metrosexual’: how Matthew Perry captured the spirit of the age”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms of metrosexual
- boulevardier
- dandy (19th Century)
- fop (19th Century)
- dude
- man about town
- dandy
- sensualist
- dood
- masher
Forms of metrosexual
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | metrosexuals |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more metrosexual |
| superlative | most metrosexual |
Origin of metrosexual
Blend of metropolitan + heterosexual, equivalent to metro- + -sexual. Coined by British writer Mark Simpson in 1994, it enjoyed a brief popularity in the early 2000s.
Words formed from metrosexual
Questions about metrosexual
- What does metrosexual mean?
- Metrosexual means a man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
- What part of speech is metrosexual?
- Metrosexual can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce metrosexual?
- Metrosexual is pronounced /ˌmɛtɹəˈsɛkʃuəl/.
- What is the plural of metrosexual?
- The plural of metrosexual is metrosexuals.
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