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swank·y

(swăng′kē)

adj. swank·i·er, swank·i·est

1. Strikingly fashionable or luxurious. See Synonyms at fashionable.

2. Ostentatious or pretentious.

swank′i·ly adv.

swank′i·ness n.

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swanky

(ˈswæŋkɪ)

adj, swankier or swankiest

1. expensive and showy; stylish: a swanky hotel.

2. boastful or conceited

ˈswankily adv

ˈswankiness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

swank•y

(ˈswæŋ ki)

adj. swank•i•er, swank•i•est.

elegant or stylish; swank.

[1835–45]

swank′i•ly, adv.

swank′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

swanky - imposingly fashionable and elegant; "a swank apartment"

swank

fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"

swanky

adjective (Informal) ostentatious, grand, posh (informal, chiefly Brit.), rich, expensive, exclusive, smart, fancy, flash, fashionable, glamorous, stylish, gorgeous, lavish, luxurious, sumptuous, plush (informal), flashy, swish (informal, chiefly Brit.), glitzy (slang), showy, ritzy (slang), de luxe, swank (informal), plushy (informal) They were put up in a swanky hotel in Kensington.
modest, humble, unpretentious, discreet, subdued, low-key, low-profile, unassuming, inconspicuous, unostentatious

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swanky

adjective

1. Being or in accordance with the current fashion:

à la mode, chic, dashing, fashionable, mod, modish, posh, smart, stylish, swank, trig.

Informal: classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy.

Slang: with-it.

Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute.

2. Catering to, used by, or admitting only the wealthy or socially superior:

exclusive, fancy, posh, swank.

Informal: ritzy.

Translations

فاخِر، راقٍ، غالٍ

nóbl

lækker

fínn, glæsilegur

noblesný

swanky

[ˈswæŋkɪ] ADJ (swankier (compar) (swankiest (superl))) [person] → fanfarrón, presumido; [car] → despampanante; [restaurant, hotel] → de postín

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

swanky

[ˈswæŋki] adj [hotel, car] → classe swan song n → chant m du cygne

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

swanky

adj (+er) (esp Brit inf) manner, words, party → großspurig; car, restaurant, house etc → protzig (inf); neighbourhood → hochnäsig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

swanky

[ˈswæŋkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) (person) → pieno/a di sé; (car) → vistoso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

swank

(swӕðk) verb

a slang word for to behave or talk in a conceited way.

noun

a person who swanks.

ˈswanky adjective

fashionable and expensive. a swanky restaurant.

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