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swanlike

swanlike adjective: similar to a swan or a characteristic of it, especially in elegance or grace.

Adjective

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
    • 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
  2. (figuratively) Beautiful like a swan

Adverb

swanlike (not comparable)

  1. In a swanlike way
  2. (figuratively) Beautifully like a swan

Forms of swanlike

comparativemore swanlike
superlativemost swanlike

Origin of swanlike

From swan + -like.

Words formed from swanlike

Questions about swanlike

What does swanlike mean?
Swanlike means similar to a swan or a characteristic of it, especially in elegance or grace.
What part of speech is swanlike?
Swanlike can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near swanlike in the dictionary

  1. swankpots
  2. swanks
  3. swanky
  4. swanless
  5. Swanley
  6. swanlike
  7. swanling
  8. swanlings
  9. swanly
  10. swanmark
  11. swanmarks

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