swanky meaning and examples

Meaning

Swanky is an informal adjective meaning stylish, fashionable, and luxurious, often in a way that shows off wealth or status.

Grammar and Usage

• Part of speech: Adjective

• Usage: Used to describe places, clothing, events, or things that look rich, elegant, or impressive.

• Sentence structure:

  • be + swanky → “The hotel is swanky.”
  • swanky + noun → “a swanky restaurant,” “a swanky car.”

Common Phrases

• swanky hotel – a luxurious and fashionable hotel.
• swanky restaurant – an expensive and stylish restaurant.
• swanky clothes – fashionable and often expensive clothing.
• swanky party – a glamorous and stylish party.

Collocations

• verb + swanky: look swanky, feel swanky, sound swanky
• adverb + swanky: really swanky, very swanky, super swanky
• noun + swanky: swanky bar, swanky neighborhood, swanky lifestyle

Examples

1. They stayed at a swanky five-star hotel in Paris.
2. He bought a swanky new sports car.
3. She wore a swanky dress to the party.
4. We had dinner in a swanky rooftop restaurant.
5. His apartment is small but swanky.
6. The swanky party was filled with celebrities.
7. She carried a swanky designer handbag.
8. That’s the swankiest office I’ve ever seen.

Synonyms or Related

• Stylish
• Fancy
• Luxurious
• Glamorous
• Posh