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Meaning of "swanlike" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWANLIKE

swanlike  [ˈswɒnˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWANLIKE

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

WHAT DOES SWANLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Swanlike

Swanlike is the first album by German progressive metal band Dark Suns. It is their only album to employ death vocals. It was originally self-released, but on February 21, 2005 it was re-released through Prophecy Productions, with a bonus track. The bonus track, "Suffering", was a rewritten version of the band's 1999 demo, Suffering the Psychopathic Results of Daily Blasphemy.

Definition of swanlike in the English dictionary

The definition of swanlike in the dictionary is resembling a swan.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWANLIKE


balloon-like
bəˈluːnˌlaɪk
basinlike
ˈbeɪsənˌlaɪk
cartoonlike
kɑːˈtuːnˌlaɪk
chameleon-like
kəˈmiːlɪənˌlaɪk
garden-like
ˈɡɑːdənˌlaɪk
gentlemanlike
ˈdʒɛntəlmənˌlaɪk
human-like
ˈhjuːmənˌlaɪk
kitten-like
ˈkɪtənˌlaɪk
machine-like
məˈʃiːnˌlaɪk
manlike
ˈmænˌlaɪk
nunlike
ˈnʌnˌlaɪk
oven-like
ˈʌvənˌlaɪk
ribbon-like
ˈrɪbənˌlaɪk
satin-like
ˈsætɪnˌlaɪk
screenlike
ˈskriːnˌlaɪk
stone-like
ˈstəʊnˌlaɪk
sunlike
ˈsʌnˌlaɪk
unsportsmanlike
ʌnˈspɔːtsmənˌlaɪk
woman-like
ˈwʊmənˌlaɪk
workmanlike
ˈwɜːkmənˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWANLIKE

swanherd
swank
swanker
swankier
swankiest
swankily
swankiness
swankpot
swanky
Swann´s Way
Swanndri
swanned
swanneries
swannery
swannie
swanning
swanny
swanpan

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWANLIKE

apronlike
dawnlike
dislike
fanlike
fawnlike
fernlike
henlike
hymnlike
moonlike
porcelainlike
seamanlike
sonlike
sportsmanlike
statesmanlike
thornlike
tinlike
unchristianlike
ungentlemanlike
unlike
unmanlike
unworkmanlike

Synonyms and antonyms of swanlike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «swanlike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWANLIKE

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

Translator English - Chinese

swanlike
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cisne
570 millions of speakers

English

swanlike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

swanlike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

swanlike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

swanlike
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

swanlike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাজহাঁসের ভঙ্গিতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comme le cygne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Swanlike
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwanen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

swanlike
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

swanlike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Swanlike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

swanlike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

swanlike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हंसमुख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuğu gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cigno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łabędzi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

swanlike
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

swanlike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

swanlike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swanlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

swanlike
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

swanlike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of swanlike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWANLIKE»

The term «swanlike» is used very little and occupies the 158.542 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWANLIKE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWANLIKE»

Discover the use of swanlike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to swanlike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Cloud of Witnesses Or the Sufferer's Mirror, Part: Made Up ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Thomas Mall, 2010
2
Cornelius O'Dowd upon men and women and other things in ...
SWANLIKE. GEESE. There is a strange inconsistency which I recognise in my nature, and which, I have no doubt, many others have experienced in their own, and of which I have never been able to arrive at a satisfactory explanation. How is it ...
Charles James Lever, 1865
3
Shakespeare's Musical Imagery
Epilogue. 'A. swanlike. end,. fading. in. music'. When Caroline Spurgeon produced what was arguably pioneering work on Shakespeare in the 1920s and early 1930s, she set out to determine new directions in which 'detailed examination of ...
Christopher R. Wilson, 2011
4
Sense, Antisense, Nonsense
Zeus assumed a swanlike body to seduce Leda. Once the disguise had served its utilitarian purpose, it was thrown away and became an esthetic object in the celestial museum, a constellation. An early poem, which Mallarme did not include  ...
Robert Champigny, 1986
5
History of Miso, Soybean Jiang (China), Jang (Korea) and ...
The section titled “Swanlike yellow bean sprouts” states (see Huang 2000, p. 296 ): Several days before the 15th day of the 7th moon, people soak black soybeans (heidou) in water then allow them to sprout as follows: Spread grain chaff on a ...
William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, 2009
6
Swans of the World: In Nature, History, Myth & Art
fre I glide, swanlike, (said the Trumpeter Swan]. Earth is bathed in wonder and beauty. Now, slowly, the light of day comes into our sky. A mist hangs low over the pond. The mist rises slowly, like steam from a kettle, while I glide swanlike, while ...
Alice L. Price, 1994
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The Real You:
A. Swanlike. Persons. swancanseparatemilk fromamixture of milk and water. Also , its mindisfixedon attaining thenectarin the whorl of the lotus flower. Purehearted human beings devoted to serving God are compared to swans because they ...
Radhanath Swami, 2014
8
Composing while Dancing: An Improviser’s Companion
The image in Butoh is not used as imitation or representation where, for example, a dancer makes swanlike movements with her arms, representing the swan on the stage. In Butoh, the image, of a swanlike neck, for in- stance, is internalized, ...
Melinda Buckwalter, 2010
9
The Merchant of Venice
45 Let music sound while he doth make his choice; Then, if he lose, he makes a swanlike end,* Fading in music. That the comparison May stand more proper, my eye shall be the stream And watery death-bed for him.* He may win, so And ...
William Shakespeare, Beth Obermiller, 2004
10
Stalking the Black Swan: Research and Decision Making in a ...
The simultaneous shift in these three variables from positive to negative contributed to the swanlike outcome in its stock (Exhibit 9.9). EXHIBIT 9.9 The Swanlike Outcome at Sallie Mae Reflected the Impact of the Company's Strategy on Three ...
Kenneth A. Posner, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWANLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term swanlike is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: City Ballet Debuts in Season Finale
With her swanlike neck, long arms and velvety port de bras, she is as lovely as they come, but what was even more surprising in such a major debut was her ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
2
Beauty and bling, then things turn ugly
I'm afraid that Michael Gove, looking Holbeinesque in his giant lace trapezoidal collar, could not be described as swanlike in any way but he did manage to walk. «The Times, May 15»
3
New York Fashion Week: Swanlike creatures at Marc Jacobs …
The Marc Jacobs Fall 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (The Associated Press). «Fox Business, Feb 15»
4
The Meaning Behind the Marc Jacobs Fall 2015 Beauty and Hair …
Models swanned around backstage, their already swanlike necks looking even longer thanks to the topknot style that Redken's creative consultant, Guido Palau, ... «New York Magazine, Feb 15»
5
Marc Jacobs's Dark Swans: Gravity-Defying Topknots and the …
“Drawing the hair up this way accentuates the neck, jaw, and bone [structure],” said Palau of the swanlike effect made all the more regal by each member of the ... «Vogue.com, Feb 15»
6
Natalie Portman Looked Swanlike in Dior
Actress Natalie Portman attends the 'Thor: The Dark World' Germany premiere at Cinestar on October 27, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Photo: Anita Bugge/ ... «New York Magazine, Oct 13»
7
These lissom lads are agile, swanlike; epitome of grace
The 2011 Remarkable Men's Ballet (from left) Craig Ferguson, Graeme Jackson, Paul van der Kaag, James Beech, Tony Moore, Simon Thew, Henry Youngman, ... «Otago Daily Times, Dec 11»
8
China's breathtaking Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe
Wu holds the swanlike pose, picked out in a centre-stage spotlight, luminous and still as an ice-sculpture. And then, even before the dismount, comes the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 11»
9
The pleasures of travelling by ferry
The sight of the ferry gliding swanlike towards Tarbert, on Harris, between the banks of the loch, is nothing short of poetry. Thailand has its fishing villages built ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 10»
10
All 'Eyes' again on Uma Thurman
But the swanlike Thurman is unashamed now of her days as the ugly duckling. The idea of not fitting in, she adds, is at the heart of "Life Before Her Eyes," ... «New York Daily News, Apr 08»

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