What does swanky mean?
Definitions for swanky
ˈswæŋ kiswanky
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Princeton's WordNet
swank, swankyadjective
imposingly fashionable and elegant
"a swank apartment"
Wiktionary
swankyadjective
Rather posh, elegant, ritzy.
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swanky
Swanky refers to stylishly luxurious and elegant, often demonstrating wealth or high social status. It can be used to describe places, such as hotels or restaurants, or people's behaviors or appearances. It also implies a sense of extravagance, opulence, or showiness.
Webster Dictionary
Swankynoun
an active and clever young fellow
Etymology: [Cf. G. schwank flexible, pliant.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Swanky
Swankie, swangk′i, n. poor thin beer or any sloppy drink, even sweetened water and vinegar.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of swanky in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of swanky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of swanky in a Sentence
If you can hold an event at a fancy hotel and raise millions, then it's well worth holding it at a swanky hotel.
If they get addicted to drugs, they can't go to California and be in that really nice swanky addiction treatment facility. They've got to go to a facility that's -- the line is out the building. You make an appointment, you get it next month while you deal with your addiction, so you're saying let's pull back on policing before we have some of these solutions that we envision will work without the capacity or the function.
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Translations for swanky
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- elegantCatalan, Valencian
- ostentosoSpanish
- classe, élégant, chicFrench
- sciccosoItalian
- opschepperigDutch
- pretensiosoPortuguese
- swankyRomanian
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