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SWANK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elegance by virtue of being fashionable
Synonyms:
chic; chichi; chicness; last word; modishness; smartness; stylishness; swank
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("swank" is a kind of...):
elegance (a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swank"):
dapperness; jauntiness; nattiness; rakishness (stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance)
Derivation:
swanky (imposingly fashionable and elegant)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Imposingly fashionable and elegant
Example:
a swank apartment
Synonyms:
swank; swanky
Classified under:
Similar:
fashionable; stylish (being or in accordance with current social fashions)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
Example:
he showed off his new sports car
Synonyms:
flash; flaunt; ostentate; show off; swank
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "swank" is one way to...):
display; exhibit; expose (to show, make visible or apparent)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "swank"):
flex (exhibit the strength of)
splurge (be showy or ostentatious)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
