Definition of 'style'
Word forms: styles, styling, styled
1. countable noun
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
If people or places have style, they are fashionable and elegant.
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. transitive verb [usu 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
self-styled
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1. combining form in adjective [usu ADJ n]
2. combining form in
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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
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 stimulusWord Frequency
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
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terms used in botany,
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the outer protective layer of cells of a plant, which may be thickened by a cuticle
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an epidermal pore, present in large numbers in plant leaves, that controls the passage of gases into and out of a plant
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the ripened ovary of a flowering plant, containing one or more seeds. It may be dry, as in the poppy, or fleshy, as in the peach; any fleshy part of a plant, other than the above structure, that supports the seeds and is edible, such as the strawberry; the specialized spore-producing structure of plants that do not bear seeds
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any plant part, such as a rhizome or tuber, that is similar to a root in structure, function, or appearance
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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
- 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
- Spanish: estilo
- Swedish: stil
- Thai: รูปแบบ
- Turkish: stil
- Ukrainian: стиль
- Vietnamese: kiểu
British English: style VERB
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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