SWANK
Dictionary entry overview: What does swank mean?
• SWANK (noun)
The noun SWANK has 1 sense:
1. elegance by virtue of being fashionable
Familiarity information: SWANK used as a noun is very rare.
• SWANK (adjective)
The adjective SWANK has 1 sense:
1. imposingly fashionable and elegant
Familiarity information: SWANK used as an adjective is very rare.
• SWANK (verb)
The verb SWANK has 1 sense:
1. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
Familiarity information: SWANK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SWANK (noun)
Meaning:
Elegance by virtue of being fashionable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
chic; swank; stylishness; modishness; chicness; chichi; last word; smartness
Hypernyms ("swank" is a kind of...):
elegance (a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swank"):
dapperness; jauntiness; nattiness; rakishness (stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance)
• SWANK (adjective)
Meaning:
Imposingly fashionable and elegant
Synonyms:
swank; swanky
Context example:
a swank apartment
Similar:
fashionable; stylish (being or in accordance with current social fashions)
• SWANK (verb)
Meaning:
Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
swank; show off; ostentate; flaunt; flash
Context example:
he showed off his new sports car
Hypernyms (to "swank" is one way to...):
display; exhibit; expose (to show, make visible or apparent)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "swank"):
flex (exhibit the strength of)
splurge (be showy or ostentatious)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
