swank
2
8.0
- noun
- /swæŋk/
- It's a real swank place, this, isn't it?
- a swank hotel
- a swank restaurant
- a swank apartment
Examples
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You can tell that at one point this used to be a swank place.
Fiction book (1995) -
"A swank affair," she said.
Fiction book (1999) -
He owned this swank club.
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Carrie is driving us to the party, a swank fete put on by a magazine she may be doing an art column for.
Fiction book (1993) -
Malkovich pops into a chair in a swank nightclub.
Fiction book (1999) -
He understood now, having met the woman Grace in the middle of a swank department store in downtown Hattiesburg.
Fiction book (1999) -
The first time I met Peter Hut was in a swank, open-air lounge where the concrete floor shone from a glossy finish.
Blog text (32) -
Bill Beagle was carousing in a swank velvet chair with a bottle of high-priced liquor in his fist.
Fiction book (1991) -
Walton County lies in a largely rural region where the live oaks and Spanish moss of the Old South meet modern coastal Florida along a beachfront stretch of swank homes that some call the Emerald Coast.
Academic text (2006) -
The gala was held at a swank venue, decorated elegantly with chandeliers and lavish flowers.
Synonyms
9
4.9
A stylish, elegant look in clothes or rooms
1
4.1
A quality of being elegant, stylish, and showing good taste
1
8.4
A show of expensive things to seem important
1
3.6
A quality of being fashionable and attractive
1
9.9
An elegant, showy style that tries to impress people
1
6.3
A style that seems elegant and upper class
1
6.5
Being stylish and elegant in a simple way
1
4.5
A way of wearing clothes that is formal and stylish for special occasions
1
3.6
A clean, stylish way of dressing
1
8.4
A stylish, impressive appearance that shows wealth or good taste
1
8.7
A confident, stylish way of behaving that is a bit bold and attractive
1
7.2
A stylish, expensive look that shows someone is rich
1
7.9
A quality of being in style and following the latest fashions
Antonyms
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Swank (noun) grew from the same idea of proud display and smart style, and you can link it to the adjective swanky or the image of a swan gliding in a fancy way. So, swank means 'stylish, showy elegance' that makes people notice.