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- Dictionaryswanky/ˈswaŋki/
adjective
- 1. stylishly luxurious and expensive: informal "directors with swanky company cars"
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very expensive and fashionable, in a way that is intended to attract people's attention and admiration: We stayed in a swanky hotel. UK disapproving. behaving too confidently: I'm sick of his swanky talk. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off. bravura. check out. chichi. dressed.
Swanky can refer to something that is ostentatious (over the top) or something that is very elegant. Either way, the unifying element is fanciness. Example: Anna doesn’t usually get a chance to eat at fancy restaurants, so she really enjoyed the gourmet food at the swanky office party.
1. : characterized by showy display : ostentatious. a swank limousine.
Definition of 'swanky' Word Frequency. swanky. (swæŋki ) Word forms: comparative swankier , superlative swankiest. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe something as swanky, you mean that it is fashionable and expensive. [informal] ...one of the swanky hotels that line the Pacific shore at Acapulco.
/ˈswæŋki/ /ˈsweɪŋki/ IPA guide. Other forms: swankiest; swankier; swankily. Swanky things are fancy and stylish, like a swanky hotel lobby with sparkling chandeliers, plush furniture, and elegant guests. You can also call swanky things ritzy or classy.
Define swanky. swanky synonyms, swanky pronunciation, swanky translation, English dictionary definition of swanky. adj. swank·i·er , swank·i·est 1. Strikingly fashionable or luxurious. See Synonyms at fashionable.
adjective. /ˈswæŋki/ (comparative swankier, superlative swankiest) (especially British English) (also swank especially in North American English) (informal, approving) fashionable and expensive in a way that is intended to impress people. a swanky new hotel. Want to learn more?
