swank meaning

UK US /swæŋk/ 1 syllable

swank (adjective): imposingly fashionable and elegant.

swank has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective, noun and verb.

swank as an adjective

  1. imposingly fashionable and elegant
    • a swank apartment

    Synonyms: swanky

    Similar: fashionable

swank as a noun

  1. elegance by virtue of being fashionable

    Synonyms: chic, chicness, chichi, modishness, smartness, stylishness, last word

    Type of: elegance

    Kinds: jauntiness

    Related forms: swanky

swank as a verb

  1. display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
    • he showed off his new sports car

    Synonyms: flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate

    Type of: expose

    Kinds: flex, splurge

How to pronounce swank

swank is pronounced /swæŋk/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with swank

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