swanlike adjective 2adverb 2forms 2 adjective2 •Similar to a swan or a characteristic of it, especially in elegance or grace.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 •(figurative) Beautiful like a swan adverb2 •In a swanlike way •(figurative) Beautifully like a swan formsmore swanlike · most swanlike