swanky

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

swanky

/ˈswæŋki/
/ˈsweɪ̯ŋki/
/ˈswɛ̃ŋki/

Rhymes with -æŋki

adjective swankier · swankiest

informal Rather posh, elegant, ritzy. His manner never had been modest or retiring. Now it was unmistakably swanky; he was putting on side to an extent that made fellows who observed him smile and shrug their shoulders.
Similar: swank, swankish

noun swankies

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of swankie

Translations

Every language

adj posh; elegant; ritzy

Español	elegante, ricachon
中文	豪華 /豪华 háohuá, 氣派 /气派, 時髦 /时髦 shímáo, 高檔 /高档 gāodàng, 招搖 /招摇, 闊氣 /阔气 kuòqì
Français	classe, élégant
Deutsch	protzig, angeberisch, piekfein, herausgeputzt, schick
العربية	رَاقٍ rāqin

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"swanky." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/swanky. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

swanky. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/swanky

Chicago

"swanky." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/swanky.

BibTeX

@misc{swanky_2026,
  title = {swanky},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swanky},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}