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Swanky

adjective/swˈæŋki/
Definition
imposingly fashionable and elegant
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/swˈæŋki/
🇬🇧British English
/swˈaŋki/
🇮🇳Indian English
/swˈaŋki/
2 syllables Say it as /swˈæŋki/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveimposingly fashionable and elegant
“a swank apartment”
Word Forms
swanknounelegance by virtue of being fashionable
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schick
imposant modisch und elegant
🇫🇷French
chic
imposantement à la mode et élégant
🇪🇸Spanish
ostentoso
imponentemente de moda y elegante
🇮🇹Italian
sciccoso
imponentemente alla moda ed elegante
🇳🇱Dutch
chic
imposant modieus en elegant
🇵🇹Portuguese
chique
imponentemente moderno e elegante
🇷🇺Russian
шикарный
впечатляюще модно и элегантно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ठाठ का
प्रभावशाली रूप से फैशनेबल और सुरुचिपूर्ण
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆடம்பரமான
நாகரீகமான மற்றும் நேர்த்தியான
🇮🇳Telugu
సొగసైన
గంభీరమైన ఫ్యాషన్ మరియు సొగసైన
🇮🇳Marathi
भडक
जबरदस्त फॅशनेबल आणि मोहक
🇮🇳Gujarati
દમદાર
પ્રભાવશાળી રીતે ફેશનેબલ અને ભવ્ય
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸೊಗಸಾಗಿ
ಭವ್ಯವಾದ ಫ್ಯಾಶನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸೊಗಸಾದ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വശ്യമായ
ഗംഭീരമായ ഫാഷനും ഗംഭീരവുമായ
🇵🇰Urdu
متلاشی
زبردست فیشن اور خوبصورت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
时髦的
时尚优雅
🇯🇵Japanese
おしゃれな
印象的にファッショナブルでエレガントな
🇰🇷Korean
멋진
당당하게 패셔너블하고 우아한
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khoe khoang
vô cùng thời trang và sang trọng
🇹🇭Thai
หรูหรา
ทันสมัยและสง่างามอย่างโอ่อ่า
🇮🇩Indonesian
megah
mengesankan modis dan elegan
🇵🇭Filipino
magarbo
kahanga-hangang sunod sa moda at eleganteng
🇲🇾Malay
megah
bergaya dan elegan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فاخر
عصري وأنيق للغاية
🇮🇷Persian
شیک
فوق العاده شیک و شیک
🇹🇷Turkish
havalı
son derece şık ve zarif
🇮🇱Hebrew
מפואר
אופנתי ואלגנטי להפליא
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'swanky'?
The primary meaning of 'swanky' is 'imposingly fashionable and elegant'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'swanky' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'swanky' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'swanky' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'swanky' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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