English adjective: swank | |||
| 1. | swank imposingly fashionable and elegant | ||
| Samples | A swank apartment. | ||
| Synonyms | swanky | ||
| Similar | fashionable, stylish | ||
| Antonyms | unfashionable, unstylish | ||
English noun: swank | |||
| 1. | swank (attribute) elegance by virtue of being fashionable | ||
| Synonyms | chic, chichi, chicness, last word, modishness, smartness, stylishness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elegance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dapperness, jauntiness, nattiness, rakishness | ||
English verb: swank | |||
| 1. | swank (perception) display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously | ||
| Samples | He showed off his new sports car. | ||
| Synonyms | flash, flaunt, ostentate, show off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | display, exhibit, expose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flex, splurge | ||