metrosexual
Definitions
- A man — typically urban, heterosexual, and affluent — who is concerned with personal appearance, such as personal grooming, fashion, and aesthetics in general.
- A heterosexual man who is seen, sociologically, as having attributes common to homosexuals.
Equivalents
11 more languages
Catalàmetrosexual
Češtinametrosexuál
Italianometrosessuale
日本語メトロセクシャル
Polskimetroseksualny
Portuguêsmetrossexual
Русскийметросексуа́л
Türkçemetroseksüel
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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