swanky
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˈswæŋki/
- Informal
- She wore a swanky dress that turned heads at the party.
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Examples
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As proof, I recalled a dinner at a swanky restaurant in Oxford.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's a pretty big wedding at a swanky location with lots of people.
Blog text (25) -
I really could imagine this in a swanky flat somewhere.
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Getting to come to these swanky dinner parties?
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It's a real swanky place.
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A private car took me from the airport to a swanky private college.
Academic text (2017) -
Big, swanky place for the carriage trade.
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Oh, a developer is building a swanky resort.
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Make sure you don't leave without stopping for a drink at the very swanky rooftop Portrait Restaurant and Bar.
Blog text (11) -
New additions include an outdoor gaming area and a swanky cocktail lounge with an eye-catching mosaic-tiled bar.
Blog text (2)
Synonyms
678
2.7
Decorative and not plain, often with many small details
165
4.1
Being elegant and stylish and showing good taste
78
2.0
Clothes or rooms that look fashionable and attractive
77
3.5
Elegant and fashionable in a simple, modern way
60
4.1
Very bright or showy in a way that attracts attention
37
6.9
Expensive and stylish in a way that rich people like
35
5.8
Showing elegant, expensive style that makes someone seem richer or more important
17
7.2
Bright and stylish in a way that draws attention
17
7.8
Neat and stylish in appearance
15
7.7
Very rich and expensive in a way that shows great wealth
13
3.6
Suitable for formal events like a wedding or party
12
8.3
Very high-class and fashionable, often for food or clothing
11
3.8
Stylish and neat in appearance, often because of clothes or hair
11
4.8
A bright, showy look that tries to impress people
9
7.5
Expensive and fashionable, showing that someone has money
9
3.2
Bright or fancy in a way that draws attention
8
7.7
Fashionable and showy in a way that seems rich
7
9.6
Looking expensive or stylish in a showy, joking way
3
8.7
Very fancy in a way that tries to impress people
2
6.3
Bright and showy in style to attract attention
1
9.9
Having a fashionable, attractive look, like new clothes or a neat room
1
9.2
Attractive and stylish in a bold, showy way
1
7.2
Being stylish and looking expensive
1
9.1
Very careful about clothes and manners in a showy way
1
6.5
Rich, comfortable, and clearly expensive
1
9.9
Stylish in a way that shows upper-class manners
1
9.9
Looks very expensive to impress people
1
9.9
Being fancy and expensive, liked by rich people
Having bright, stylish clothes or decorations that look showy for parties
A person who dresses stylishly to show wealth or high social class
Antonyms
How Stylish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word swanky comes from the old slang swank, which meant 'to show off' or 'be proud' and is like the common word swagger. So something swanky is stylish in a way that shows off and tries to impress people.