Definitions for SWAIN
sweɪnswain

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young mannoun

   a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman

   "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. swainnoun

   A knight's servant; an attendant.

2. swainnoun

   A country labourer; a countryman, a rustic.

3. swainnoun

   A rural lover; a male sweetheart in a pastoral setting.

4. Etymology: From sveinn, from swaina-, swainaz, from se-. Cognate with Old English swan.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swainnoun

   Etymology: swein , Saxon and Runick.

   1. A young man.

   That good knight would not so nigh repair,
   Himself estranging from their joyance vain,
   Whose fellowship seem’d far unfit for warlike swain. F. Q.

   2. A country servant employed in husbandry.

   It were a happy life
   To be no better than a homely swain. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   3. A pastoral youth.

   Blest swains! whose nymphs in ev’ry grace excel;
   Blest nymphs! whose swains those graces sing so well. Alexander Pope.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swainnoun

   a servant

2. Swainnoun

   a young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry

3. Etymology: [OE. swain, swein, Icel. sveinn a boy, servant; akin to Sw. sven, Dan. svend, AS. swn, OHG. swein.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swain

   swān, n. a young man: a peasant: a country lover.—n. Swain′ing, love-making.—adj. Swain′ish, boorish.—n. Swain′ishness, boorishness. [Ice. sveinn, young man, servant, Dan. svend, servant.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SWAIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Swain is ranked #1412 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Swain surname appeared 25,157 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 9 would have the surname Swain.
   
   66.1% or 16,646 total occurrences were White.
   26.7% or 6,740 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 657 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 604 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 307 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.8% or 204 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for SWAIN »

1. wains

2. saw in

3. iwans

4. siwan

How to pronounce SWAIN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SWAIN in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SWAIN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of SWAIN in a Sentence

1. Oliver Goldsmith:

   The dancing pair that simply sought renown,By holding out to tire each other downThe swain mistrustless of his smutted face,While secret laughter titter'd round the placeThe bashful virgin's side-long looks of love,The matrons glance that would those looks reproveThese were thy charms, sweet village sports like these,With sweet succession, taught e'en toil to pleaseThese were thy bowers their cheerful influence shed,These were thy charms -- but all these charms are fled.

2. Chief Justice John Roberts:

   In the 1905 Swain trial, a senator objected when one of the managers used the word' pettifogging' and the presiding officer said the word ought not to have been used, i don't think we need to aspire to that high of a standard, but I do think those addressing the Senate should remember where they are.

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