Definition of 'style'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present
tense styles
, present participle styling
, past tense, past participle styled
1. countable noun [oft in adj N]
The style of something is the general way in which it is done or presented, which often shows
the attitudes of the people involved.
2. uncountable noun [oft in NOUN]
3. variable noun
The style of a product is its design.
4. countable noun
In the arts, a particular style is characteristic of a particular period or group of people.
5. verb [usually passive]
If something such as a piece of clothing, a vehicle, or someone's hair is styled in a particular way, it is designed or shaped in that way.
6. See also old-style, self-styled, styling
7.
See not sb's style
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1. combining form [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
-style combines with nouns and adjectives to form adjectives which describe the style or characteristics of something.
2. combining form [ADVERB after verb]
-style combines with adjectives and nouns to form adverbs which describe how something is done.
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style in British English
noun
2.
the way in which something is done
good or bad style
3.
4.
5.
6.
8.
the particular mode of orthography, punctuation, design, etc, followed in a book, journal, etc, or in a printing or publishing house
13. another word for stylus (sense 1)
verb (mainly tr)
17.
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Derived forms
stylar (ˈstylar) adjective
styler (ˈstyler)
noun
Word origin
C13: from Latin stylus, stilus writing implement, hence characteristics of the writing, style
Word Frequency
style in American English
noun
3.
a.
manner or mode of expression in language, as distinct from the ideas expressed; way of using words to express thoughts
b.
specific or characteristic manner of expression, execution, construction, or design, in any art, period, work, employment, etc.
the Byzantine style, modern style
4.
an author who lacks style
5.
the way in which anything is made or done
6.
a.
the current, fashionable way of dressing, speaking, acting, etc.
7.
distinction and elegance of manner and bearing
8.
form of address; title
entitled to the style of Mayor
9.
sort; kind; variety; type
verb transitiveWord forms: styled or ˈstyling
12.
to name; call
Abraham Lincoln, styled the Great Emancipator
13. US
to design the style of
14.
to treat (hair) by cutting, blow-drying, coloring, etc. in order to achieve a desired, usually fashionable, style
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈfashion
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Derived forms
styleless (ˈstyleless)
adjective
styler (ˈstyler)
noun
Word origin
ME < L stilus (sp. infl. by unrelated Gr stylos, pillar) < IE base *(s)tei-, pointed > L stimulusExamples of 'style' in a sentence
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terms used in botany, parts of plantsQuick word challenge
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the long dry dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants; a pod
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any of the separate parts of the calyx of a flower
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the main axis of a plant, which bears the leaves, axillary buds, and flowers and contains a hollow cylinder of vascular tissue
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the hollow basal region of a carpel containing one or more ovules. In some plants the carpels are united to form a single compound ovary
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the carpels of a flowering plant collectively
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British English: style
/staɪl/ NOUN
The style of something is the general way it is done or presented.
His writing style is clear and straightforward.
- American English: style /ˈstaɪl/
- Arabic: أُسْلُوب
- Brazilian Portuguese: estilo
- Chinese: 风格
- Croatian: izravan
- Czech: styl
- Danish: stil
- Dutch: stijl
- European Spanish: estilo
- Finnish: tyyli
- French: style
- German: Stil
- Greek: στυλ
- Italian: stile
- Japanese: スタイル
- Korean: 스타일
- Norwegian: stil
- Polish: styl
- European Portuguese: estilo
- Romanian: stil
- Russian: стиль
- Latin American Spanish: estilo
- Swedish: stil
- Thai: รูปแบบ
- Turkish: stil
- Ukrainian: стиль
- Vietnamese: kiểu
British English: style
VERB /ˈstaɪl/
If something such as a piece of clothing, a vehicle, or someone's hair is styled in a particular way, it is designed or shaped in that way.
His thick blond hair had just been styled before his trip.
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