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Dictionary: swank·y   (swăng') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
Swank.

swankily swank'i·ly adv.
swankiness swank'i·ness n.

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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, swank, 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, swank. Informal ritzy. See plain/fancy.

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adj

Definition: plush
Antonyms: modest, poor


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: imposingly fashionable and elegant
  Synonym: swank


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vigtig, pralende, flot, smart, dyr

Nederlands (Dutch)
opschepperig, pretentieus

Français (French)
adj. - rupin (fam), luxueux, frimeur, fanfaron

Deutsch (German)
adj. - angeberisch, protzig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κορδωμένος, καμαρωτός, επηρμένος, ξιπασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
millantatore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pretensioso

Русский (Russian)
щегольской, чванливый, хвастливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - fanfarrón, presumido, jactancioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mallig, viktig, vräkig, flott

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
时髦的, 风流的, 潇洒的, 华丽的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 時髦的, 風流的, 瀟灑的, 華麗的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 스마트한, 멋진, 뽐내는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 派手な, おしゃれな, うぬぼれた, 豪奢な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حديث ومكلف , على الموضه ( ويشمل على ادعاء)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתגנדר, מתרברב, מרשים, ראוותן‬


 
 
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