swanlike

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adjective

Similar to a swan or a characteristic of it, especially in elegance or grace.

“a swanlike curve”

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveswanlike (comparative more swanlike, superlative most swanlike)

comparative more swanlike · superlative most swanlike

  1. 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 25

    Bosom 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
  2. figurativelyBeautiful like a swan
adverbswanlike (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a swanlike way
  2. figurativelynot comparableBeautifully like a swan

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂-os
  3. Proto-Germanic*swanaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*swan
  5. Old Englishswan
  6. Middle Englishswan
  7. Englishswan
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. Englishswanlike

From swan + -like.

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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

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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