swank

(swăngk)
adj., swank·er, swank·est.

1. Imposingly fashionable or elegant; grand. See synonyms at fashionable.
2. Ostentatious; pretentious.

n.

1. Smartness in style or bearing; elegance.
2. Swagger.

intr.v., swanked, swank·ing, swanks.
To act ostentatiously or pretentiously; swagger.

[Perhaps akin to Middle High German swanken, to swing.]

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adjective

1. Being or in accordance with the current fashion: à la mode, chic, dashing, fashionable, mod, modish, posh, smart, stylish, swanky, trig. Informal classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy. Slang with-it. Idioms: all the rage, up to the minute. See style/good style/bad style, usual/unusual.
2. Catering to, used by, or admitting only the wealthy or socially superior: exclusive, fancy, posh, swanky. Informal ritzy. See plain/fancy.

verb

To walk with exaggerated or unnatural motions expressive of self-importance or self-display: flounce, peacock, prance, strut, swagger, swash. Informal sashay. See move/halt, self-love/modesty.

For a list of words related to swank, see:

• Appealing, Elegant, Neat, Rich, or Fancy

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - prale, vigte sig, være storsnudet
n. - pral, vigtighed
adj. - pralende, storsnudet

Nederlands (Dutch)
opschepperig, snoeverij

Français (French)
v. intr. - frimer
n. - frime, (GB) frimeur, (US) classe
adj. - frimeur, luxueux, rupin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Angabe, Protzerei
v. - angeben
adj. - angeberisch, protzig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κόρδωμα, έπαρση
v. - κορδώνομαι, κάνω φιγούρα
adj. - κορδωμένος, καμαρωτός, αλαζονικός, ξιπασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
millanteria, millantatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ostentação (f)
v. - ostentar
adj. - pretensioso

Русский (Russian)
хвастовство, чванливость, шик, чванливый, хвастливый, роскошный, хвастать, чваниться, щеголять

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - fachendear
n. - fanfarronada, ostentación, fanfarrón
adj. - jactancioso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mallighet, snobberi, skrytmåns
v. - snobba, göra sig viktig, malla sig
adj. - mallig, viktig, vräkig, flott

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
出风头, 炫耀, 虚张声势, 华丽的, 爱打扮的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 出風頭, 炫耀
n. - 出風頭, 虛張聲勢, 炫耀
adj. - 華麗的, 愛打扮的

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 허세부리다, 점잔 빼다, 뽐내다
n. - 허풍 , 허세 , 자랑
adj. - 화려한, 멋진, 스마트한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 派手さ, スマートさ, 虚勢
v. - 仕事で疲れる, もったいぶる, 見せびらかす
adj. - 派手な, 機敏な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اختيال , تيه , اناقه (فعل) يختال (صفه) مفعم بالحيويه , مختال , انيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התרברב, התיימר לגדולות‬
n. - ‮התרברבות, יומרן‬
adj. - ‮מתיימר‬

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