Scotland
: full of life or energy : active
variants
or swanky
swanker or swankier; swankiest
1
: characterized by showy display : ostentatious
a swank limousine
2
: fashionably elegant : smart
a swank restaurant
1
: arrogance or ostentation of dress or manner : pretentiousness, swagger
2
Synonyms
Examples of swank in a Sentence
Verb
rich people swanking around in their expensive cars
Adjective (2)
drove up in a red sports car, the swank interior of which was decorated in silver and black
Noun
service that is the essence of swank: the waiters pull out your chair for you and even place your napkin on your lap
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 30 Jan. 2024
The season of sunbathing in swim trunks, surfing in board shorts, and swanking about your style in slides—because no one wants to deal with the fuss of lacing up heft shoes and boots or the hassle of smelly socks.
—Bernd Fischer, menshealth.com, 10 May 2023
Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
Many of the buildings look like skeletons, but the shops and markets stay open, by day people walk the streets, and the swank patrons of a dance club party into the night…
As a filmmaker, the British director Steve McQueen might be one of the last old-school classicists.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
Sitting above the huge Marquis of Pombal Square at the top of swank and leafy Liberdade Avenue, and overlooking the stately 64-acre Eduardo VII Park as well, the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon is an icon as the city’s first prominent Modernist structure.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Icon has more options for families and those traveling in groups who may want to swank up their lodging.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 30 Jan. 2024
The season of sunbathing in swim trunks, surfing in board shorts, and swanking about your style in slides—because no one wants to deal with the fuss of lacing up heft shoes and boots or the hassle of smelly socks.
—Bernd Fischer, menshealth.com, 10 May 2023
Adjective
Most recently design director for Guy Goodfellow, Hodson-Taylor previously worked at David Collins Studio and Nicky Haslam’s NH Design, so he’s bound to draw from his portfolio of swank interiors.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
Many of the buildings look like skeletons, but the shops and markets stay open, by day people walk the streets, and the swank patrons of a dance club party into the night…
As a filmmaker, the British director Steve McQueen might be one of the last old-school classicists.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Noun
To tap into their spot’s downtown ethos, the trio tapped industry titan Billy Cotton to design an interior swank enough to match the food at Bridges.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2024
Sitting above the huge Marquis of Pombal Square at the top of swank and leafy Liberdade Avenue, and overlooking the stately 64-acre Eduardo VII Park as well, the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon is an icon as the city’s first prominent Modernist structure.
—John Oseid, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Swank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swank. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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swank
1 of 3 verbˈswaŋk
swank
2 of 3 noun1
: showy display or pride in dress or manners
2
swank
3 of 3 adjective
variants
or swanky
swanker or swankier; swankest
1
: marked by showy display : ostentatious
a swank limousine
2
: fashionably elegant
a swank restaurant
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