Swank — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

elegance by virtue of being fashionable

display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈæŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈaŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈaŋk/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈæŋk/.

Examples

he showed off his new sports car
a swank apartment

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stylishness chic last word flash show off swanky modishness chicness smartness ostentate chichi flaunt

Parts of Speech

noun	elegance by virtue of being fashionable
verb	display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously “he showed off his new sports car”
adjective	imposingly fashionable and elegant “a swank apartment”

Word Forms

chic	adjective	elegant and stylish
modish	adjective	in the current fashion or style
smart	adjective	elegant and stylish
stylish	adjective	being or in accordance with current social fashions
swanky	adjective	imposingly fashionable and elegant
flaunt	noun	the act of displaying something ostentatiously
show-off	noun	someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
ostentation	noun	a gaudy outward display
swank	noun	elegance by virtue of being fashionable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

protz

Eleganz durch Mode

🇫🇷French

esbroufe

l'élégance parce qu'elle est à la mode

🇪🇸Spanish

presumir

elegancia por estar a la moda

🇮🇹Italian

sciccoso

eleganza in virtù dell'essere alla moda

🇳🇱Dutch

zwaan

elegantie omdat het modieus is

🇵🇹Portuguese

chique

elegância em virtude de estar na moda

🇷🇺Russian

чванство

элегантность в силу того, что она модна

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डींग

फैशनेबल होने के कारण सुंदरता

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்வாங்க்

நாகரீகமாக இருப்பதன் மூலம் நேர்த்தியுடன்

🇮🇳Marathi

डोलणे

फॅशनेबल असण्यामुळे अभिजातता

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વાન્ક

ફેશનેબલ હોવાના કારણે લાવણ્ય

🇵🇰Urdu

جھولنا

فیشن ایبل ہونے کی وجہ سے خوبصورتی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

炫耀

因时尚而优雅

🇯🇵Japanese

しゃれた

ファッショナブルであることによる優雅さ

🇰🇷Korean

우아

패셔너블함으로 인한 우아함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phô trương

sang trọng bởi tính thời trang

🇹🇭Thai

อวดดี

ความสง่างามโดยอาศัยความทันสมัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mewah

keanggunan karena modis

🇲🇾Malay

angkuh

keanggunan kerana bergaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متبخترة

الأناقة بحكم كونها عصرية

🇮🇷Persian

سوانک

ظرافت به دلیل شیک بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

gösteriş

moda olmanın getirdiği zarafet

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְרַבְרֵב

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