style

[ stahyl ]

/ staɪl /

noun

a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.

a particular, distinctive, or characteristic mode of action or manner of acting: They do these things in a grand style.

a mode of living, as with respect to expense or display.

an elegant, fashionable, or luxurious mode of living: to live in style.

a mode of fashion, as in dress, especially good or approved fashion; elegance; smartness.

the mode of expressing thought in writing or speaking by selecting and arranging words, considered with respect to clearness, effectiveness, euphony, or the like, that is characteristic of a group, period, person, personality, etc.: to write in the style of Faulkner; a familiar style; a pompous, pedantic style.

those components or features of a literary composition that have to do with the form of expression rather than the content of the thought expressed: His writing is all style and no substance.

manner or tone adopted in discourse or conversation: a patronizing style of addressing others.

a particular, distinctive, or characteristic mode or form of construction or execution in any art or work: Her painting is beginning to show a personal style.

a descriptive or distinguishing appellation, especially a legal, official, or recognized title: a firm trading under the style of Smith, Jones, & Co.

stylus(defs 1, 2).

the gnomon of a sundial.

a method of reckoning time. Compare New Style, old style(def 2).

Zoology. a small, pointed process or part.

Botany. a narrow, usually cylindrical and more or less filiform extension of the pistil, which, when present, bears the stigma at its apex.

the rules or customs of typography, punctuation, spelling, and related matters used by a newspaper, magazine, publishing house, etc., or in a specific publication.

verb (used with object), styled, styl·ing.

to call by a given title or appellation; denominate; name; call: The pope is styled His or Your Holiness.

to design or arrange in accordance with a given or new style: to style an evening dress; to style one's hair.

to bring into conformity with a specific style or give a specific style to: Please style this manuscript.

verb (used without object), styled, styl·ing.

to do decorative work with a style or stylus.

Idioms for style

go out of style, to become unfashionable: The jacket he's wearing went out of style ten years ago.

in style, fashionable.

Origin of style

1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Latin stylus, spelling variant of stilus tool for writing, hence, written composition, style; see stylus

SYNONYMS FOR style

2 method, approach.

5 chic. See fashion.

9 touch, characteristic, mark.

22 designate, address.

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OTHER WORDS FROM style

style·less, adjective style·less·ness, noun style·like, adjective an·ti·style, noun

coun·ter·style, noun mis·style, verb, mis·styled, mis·styl·ing. re·style, verb, re·styled, re·styl·ing. un·styled, adjective well-styled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH style

stile style

Words nearby style

stye, stygian, styl-, stylar, stylate, style, style sheet, stylebook, stylee, styler, stylet

Definition for style (2 of 3)

-style ¹

a combining form of style(defs 14, 15): blastostyle.

Compare stylo-¹.

Definition for style (3 of 3)

-style ²

a combining form with the meanings “column,” “columned,” “having columns (of the kind specified)” used in the formation of compound words: orthostyle; urostyle.

Compare stylo-².

Origin of -style

< Greek stŷlos column or -stȳlos -columned, adj. derivative of stŷlos

Example sentences from the Web for style

Her style, much like her diminutive nickname, is best described as “Hamptons twee”—preppy and peppy.

How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze |Lizzie Crocker |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Although he brings a Western spin to things, he seems equally inspired by the local sense of style.

The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech |Liza Foreman |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
But throughout the series so far, its style has also had a profound story of its own to tell.

What Downton’s Fashion Really Means |Katie Baker |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Who knew that “we shall overcome” meant “we, the few, shall book covers every decade or so, maybe, sometimes, if we are in style.”

One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem |Danielle Belton |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST

Their policies will be similar—standing up for the little guy—though their style is very different.

How Will Cuba Play In Peoria? |Eleanor Clift |December 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
His style has been criticised, and has been called affected and epigrammatic.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 |Various
It was a broad-brimmed, soft felt hat of the Rembrandt style, which Professor Waite sometimes wore.

Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet |Elizabeth W. Champney
The matter doesn't interest me, and the style doesn't fascinate me.

Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100., January 3, 1891. |Various
Here also he was received with great applause, his style of singing being especially appreciated.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 |Various
All agree that the style of the painting is perfectly characteristic of the period.

The Cathedral Church of Peterborough |W.D. Sweeting

British Dictionary definitions for style

style

/ (staɪl) /

noun

a form of appearance, design, or production; type or make a new style of house

the way in which something is done good or bad style

the manner in which something is expressed or performed, considered as separate from its intrinsic content, meaning, etc

a distinctive, formal, or characteristic manner of expression in words, music, painting, etc

elegance or refinement of manners, dress, etc

prevailing fashion in dress, looks, etc

a fashionable or ostentatious mode of existence to live in style

the particular mode of orthography, punctuation, design, etc, followed in a book, journal, etc, or in a printing or publishing house

mainly British the distinguishing title or form of address of a person or firm

botany the stalk of a carpel, bearing the stigma

zoology a slender pointed structure, such as the piercing mouthparts of certain insects

a method of expressing or calculating dates See Old Style, New Style

another word for stylus (def. 1)

the arm of a sundial

verb (mainly tr)

to design, shape, or tailor to style hair

to adapt or make suitable (for)

to make consistent or correct according to a printing or publishing style

to name or call; designate to style a man a fool

(intr) to decorate objects using a style or stylus

Derived forms of style

stylar, adjective styler, noun

Word Origin for style

C13: from Latin stylus, stilus writing implement, hence characteristics of the writing, style

Scientific definitions for style

style

[ stīl ]

The slender part of a flower pistil, connecting the ovary and the stigma. The pollen tube grows through the style delivering the pollen nuclei to the ovary. See more at flower pollination.

Idioms and Phrases with style

style

see cramp someone's style; go out (of style); in fashion (style).

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style

noun

verb (used with object), styled, styl·ing.

verb (used without object), styled, styl·ing.

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Definition for style (2 of 3)

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noun

verb (mainly tr)

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style

noun

verb (used with object), styled, styl·ing.

verb (used without object), styled, styl·ing.

Idioms for style

Origin of style

SYNONYMS FOR style

OTHER WORDS FROM style

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH style

Words nearby style

Definition for style (2 of 3)

Definition for style (3 of 3)

Origin of -style

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Example sentences from the Web for style

British Dictionary definitions for style

noun

verb (mainly tr)

Derived forms of style

Word Origin for style

Scientific definitions for style

Idioms and Phrases with style