Meanings
comparative more swanlike · superlative most swanlike
- Similar to a swan or a characteristic of it, especially in elegance or grace.
a swanlike curve
2 more examples
Ocean on his bird-horse, horned Io, Harpies that snatch his food from Phineus, snake-haired Gorgons, man-hating Amazons, the Phorcides, swanlike in form, one-eyed and of a single tooth, […]
1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “I. Introduction”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 25Bosom full and firm. The nose straight. A swan-like gliding gait.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 118 - figurativelyBeautiful like a swan
- not comparableIn a swanlike way
- figurativelynot comparableBeautifully like a swan
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂-os
- Proto-Germanic*swanaz
- Proto-West Germanic*swan
- Old Englishswan
- Middle Englishswan
- Englishswan
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishswanlike
Translations
Esperanto cigna, cigne
- cignasimilar to a swan
- cigneIn a swanlike way
Polish łabędzi, łabędziowy
- łabędzisimilar to a swan
- łabędziowysimilar to a swan
- po łabędziemuIn a swanlike way
Russian по-лебя́жьи
- по-лебя́жьи (po-lebjážʹi)In a swanlike way
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Cite this entry
swanlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swanlike
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