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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
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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. swanky - imposingly fashionable and elegant; "a swank apartment"
fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"
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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:
Informal: classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy.
Slang: with-it.
2. Catering to, used by, or admitting only the wealthy or socially superior:
Informal: ritzy.
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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. windmakerig wees يَتَصَرَّف أو يَتَباهى باخْتِيال фукам се pavonear-se vytahovat se die Angeberei blære sig καυχιέμαι, κορδώνομαι fanfarronear, fardar, darse tono/humos kelkima پز دادن pöyhkeillä se donner des airs לְהִתרַברֵב शेखी बघारना hvalisanje, šepirenje felvág menyombong slá um sig, sperra sig vantarsi, からいばりする 과시하다 įsivaizdinti plātīties menunjuk-nunjuk snoeverij blære seg, spille stor mann pozować ښوی، ځان ښونی pavonear-se a-şi da aere хвастать, бахвалиться vyťahovať sa bahati se kočoperiti se göra sig viktig อวดโก้ caka satmak, gösteriş yapmak 炫耀 хизуватися لہراتے ہوءے چلنا، نماءش کرنا phô trương, khoe khoang 炫耀
noun
a person who swanks. windmaker مُتَباهٍ، مُتَفاخِر фукльо convencido vejtaha der/die Angeber(in) blærerøv καυχησιάρης fanfarrón, fardón kelkija پز pröystäilijä poseur/-euse רברבן शेखी, शेखीबाज naduvenko, napuhanac felvágós orang sombong monthani spaccone からいばりする人 허세를 부리는 사람 įsivaizdėlis, pasipūtėlis, pagyrūnas plātīzers seorang yang suka menunjuk-nunjuk snoever blære, viktigper pozer هغه کس چی ځان ښیی gabarola lăudăros хвастун, бахвал chvastúň bahač koji se kočoperi skrytmåns, viktigpetter คนอวดโก้ gösteriş, caka 炫耀者 чванькувата людина اکڑ کر چلنے والا người huênh hoang, vênh váo 炫耀者
ˈswanky adjective
fashionable and expensive. a swanky restaurant. windmakerig فاخِر، راقٍ، غالٍ шик ostentoso nóbl angeberisch lækker φανταχτερός, πολυτελής de lujo; pijo; fanfarrón šikk پزي pröystäilevä poseur אוֹפנָתִי प्रदर्शनप्रिय, शेखीबाज elegantan, napadan elegáns, puccos bergaya, megah, mahal fínn, glæsilegur elegante, alla moda 気取った 사치스러운, 호화스러운 prašmatnus lepns; šiks mewah snoeverig flott; smart, stivpyntet pozerski ځان ښوونکی ostentoso lăudăros шикарный elegantný, noblesný bahav razmetljiv flott, vräkig อวดร่ํารวย çok pahalı, şık 炫耀的 франтівський; шикарний اکڑفوں والا، فیشن ایبل trưng diện, phô trương 炫耀的
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