SWANNY

Etymology

Names + -y.

Proper noun

Swanny

A nickname of the surnames Swan and Swann.

Etymology 1

Adjective

swanny (comparative swannier, )

Resembling or characteristic of a swan.

Etymology 2

Verb

swanny

Alternative form of swan (“declare, swear”)

Source: Wiktionary


Swan"ny, a.

Definition: Swanlike; as, a swanny glossiness of the neck. Richardson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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