swanlike

English

Etymology

From swan +‎ -like.

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

   swanlike beauty

2. (figuratively) Beautiful like a swan

Quotations

• 1886, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust, Act III, translated by John Anster, p. 174

  Ah ! That to us it may not also be,

  Instead of promised rescue,

  Augury but of Ruin,

  -To us, to us, the swanlike [translating Schwangleichen],

  With long white necks, beautiful as the swan !-

  Ruin to Us and Her, our Queen and Mistress,

  The Daughter of the Swan !

Translations

similar to a swan

• Esperanto: cigna

See also

• cygnine

Adverb

swanlike (not comparable)

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

Translations

In a swanlike way

• Esperanto: cigne (eo)