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" If you make a feelgood film which is complete candyfloss, where everybody is good and everything is beautiful and hunky dory, it won't appeal to the audience."
Anil Kapoor

Meaning of "hunky" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HUNKY

ˈhʌŋkɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUNKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hunky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HUNKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hunky in the English dictionary

The definition of hunky in the dictionary is well-built and sexually attractive.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUNKY

chunky · clunky · flunky · funky · gunky · hunkey · junkie · junky · monkey · plunky · punkey · punky · skunky · spunkie · spunky · sunkie · technojunkie

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUNKY

hungriest · hungrily · hungriness · hungry · hunk · hunk of a man · hunker · hunkers · hunkey · hunks · hunky-dory · Hunlike · Hunnish · Hunnishly · Hunnishness · hunt · hunt down · hunt sabbing · hunt saboteur · hunt the slipper

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUNKY

blanky · clanky · conky · cranky · dinky · hanky · hanky-panky · honky · inky · lanky · linky · manky · pinky · skanky · slinky · stinky · swanky · tanky · wanky · wonky

Synonyms and antonyms of hunky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hunky» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF HUNKY

Find out the translation of hunky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hunky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hunky» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

虎背熊腰,脚蹬
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

hunky
570 millions of speakers
en

English

hunky
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

hunky
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرضيا
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

работяга
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

bonitão
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্ব ইয়োরোপ হইতে আগত লোক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Hunky
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Hunky
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

hunky
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

互角の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

늠름한
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Hunky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hunky
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

hunky
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

हंकी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

hunky
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

hunky
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

kromka
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

роботяга
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

chipes
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hunky
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hunky
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hunky
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hunky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hunky

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNKY»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hunky

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5 QUOTES WITH «HUNKY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hunky.
1
Alan Cumming
Sometimes with people I know, they're playing the hunky action guy and there's resistance to them coming out because it's so connected to straight masculinity. There's a plastic kind of movie star who has a very short shelf with very small kind of ambition. I see that but I still don't agree with it.
2
Anil Kapoor
If you make a feelgood film which is complete candyfloss, where everybody is good and everything is beautiful and hunky dory, it won't appeal to the audience.
3
Matthew Lewis
I don't feel hunky at all.
4
Corey Sevier
I admire Brad Pitt. He hasn't just done leading-man hunky roles; he's done a lot of edgier things.
5
Corey Sevier
I admire Brad Pitt. He hasn't just done leading-man hunky roles; he's done a lot of edgier things. I like playing people with a dark side.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUNKY»

Discover the use of hunky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hunky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hunky Dory Ate It
Spunky Hunky Dory tries to eat everything in sight--and winds up a sick puppy at the vet's.
Katie Evans, 1996
2
Hunky
1929. The book begins: My big slow man could not remember when it was that he first began to work at the bakery.
Thames Williamson, 2004
3
5,110 Days in Tokyo and Everything's Hunky-dory: The ...
"In this book, a Japanese-American ad agency executive gives you the ins and outs of how advertising is done in Japan - a detailed, engaging report for Westerners and others who need a fast, hands-on explanation about how to reach Japanese ...
Sean Mooney, 2000
4
Hunky Dory
A classic Jean Ure story for girls AND boys, about a boy who’s driving girls wild...
Jean Ure, 2009
5
The hunky-dory dairy
Eleven-year-old Zannah befriends the residents of a dairy that has been removed by magic from the nineteenth to the twentieth century.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1987
6
Hunky Dory found it
A playful dog carries off all sorts of things, including a sock, a ball, a book, and a toy boat.
Katie Evans, Janet Morgan Stoeke, 1994
7
Shades of Difference: A History of Ethnicity in America
As Jimenez noted, etymologies indicate that hunky is a derivative of Hungarian, millhunk, or Bohunk, and Vezilich is also correct that the word derives from the late-nineteenth-century urban Northeast among native Anglo- Americans as a term ...
Richard W. Rees, 2007
8
Hunky Dunk
Mud and Jake Klemper were special boys.
Bill Schmalfeldt, 2010
9
Cookies, Coleslaw, and Stoops: The Influence of Dutch on the ...
Could you please pass the dingus? (Urban Dictionary on the Internet) 2009 A complete moron, usually used in a joking manner to a friend. “Dude, stop being such a dingus.” (Urban Dictionary on the Internet) hunky-dory, all right, satisfactory, ...
Nicoline Sijs van der, 2009
10
More! Phonics Through Poetry: Teaching Phoenemic Awareness ...
by J. Patrick Lewis TARGETED SOUND Consonant y as e as in very: hunk-dunky , donkey, monkey, Spanky, Dinky, funky, hunky-dory, story ADDITIONAL SOUNDS Final blend -nk as in pink: hunky-dunky, donkey, monkey, Spanky, Dinky, ...
Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUNKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hunky is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hunky Asian Guys Have Started a 'Hot Street Worker' Trend
Hot guys selling fruit appears to be the hot new marketing strategy for food vendors in Taiwan. BEAN CURD GUY. One of the first examples of ... «NextShark, Jul 15»
2
Anna Bhagya is not all hunky-dory, stats show - Deccan Herald
Anna Bhagya is not all hunky-dory, stats show. Bengaluru, July 17, 2015, dhns: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, dh file photo. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah goes on ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
3
Hunky durian peeler sends Malaysian netizens abuzz
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia — When Jordan Yeoh offered to help out at his friend's durian stall, little did he know of the storm he was going to ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
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Vampire Diaries Star Engaged To Hunky Boyfriend! Are They Ready …
Congratulations! On Monday, The Vampire Diaries' Claire Holt confirmed that she and her boyfriend Matt Kaplan were engaged! AH-Mazing! «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
5
Aidan Turner is world away from Poldark as he films Agatha Christie …
He became the desire of women everywhere during his turn as the hunky Poldark in the historical series of the same name. But Aidan Turner ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Baahubali review: SS Rajamouli's fantasy film has epic battle …
Baahubali review: SS Rajamouli's fantasy film has epic battle scenes, hunky heroes. by Deepanjana Pal Jul 13, 2015 13:25 IST. #Bahubali #battle #Bollywood ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
7
Spotted: Hunky Malaysian model selling durians
The hunky model is seen opening durians while showing off his ripped body, much to the delight of customers passing by. Yeo is the latest hot ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
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Sofia Vergara's Birthday Outfit Included A T-Shirt Depicting Joe …
... this earth with the most glorious of DIY outfits, a t-shirt featuring an image of hunky hubby Joe Manganiello as a hunky centaur-like creature. «UPROXX, Jul 15»
9
Watch Alaska Put Her Hunky Brother In A Wig For Hilarious Hair …
If you didn't know Drag Race favorite Alaska Thunderfuck has a web series with her hot brother Cory, then you need to head to World of ... «NewNowNext, Jul 15»
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Baahubali review: Rajamouli's fantasy film has epic battle scenes …
Baahubali review: Rajamouli's fantasy film has epic battle scenes and hunky heroes. by Deepanjana Pal Jul 10, 2015 21:53 IST. #Bahubali #battle #Bollywood ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
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