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noun
1.
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.
2.
a particular, distinctive, or characteristic mode of action or manner of acting: They do these things in a grand style.
3.
a mode of living, as with respect to expense or display.
4.
an elegant, fashionable, or luxurious mode of living: to live in style.
5.
EXPANDa mode of fashion, as in dress, especially good or approved fashion; elegance; smartness.
6.
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.
7.
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.
8.
manner or tone adopted in discourse or conversation: a patronizing style of addressing others.
9.
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.
10.
a descriptive or distinguishing appellation, especially a legal, official, or recognized title: a firm trading under the style of Smith, Jones, & Co.
11.
stylus (defs. 1, 2).
12.
the gnomon of a sundial.
14.
Zoology. a small, pointed process or part.
15.
Botany. a narrow, usually cylindrical and more or less filiform extension of the pistil, which, when present, bears the stigma at its apex.
16.
COLLAPSEthe 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)
17.
to call by a given title or appellation; denominate; name; call: The pope is styled His or Your Holiness.
18.
to design or arrange in accordance with a given or new style: to style an evening dress; to style one's hair.
19.
to bring into conformity with a specific style or give a specific style to: Please style this manuscript.
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Styles
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
verb (used without object)
Idioms20.
to do decorative work with a style or stylus.
21.
go out of style, to become unfashionable: The jacket he's wearing went out of style ten years ago.
22.
in style, fashionable.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Latin stylus, spelling variant of stilus tool for writing, hence, written composition, style; see stylus
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Latin stylus, spelling variant of stilus tool for writing, hence, written composition, style; see stylus
Related forms
style·less, adjective
style·less·ness, noun
style·like, adjective
an·ti·style, noun
coun·ter·style, noun
EXPANDmis·style, verb, -styled, -styl·ing.
re·style, verb, -styled, -styl·ing.
un·styled, adjective
well-styled, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. method, approach. 5. chic. See fashion. 9. touch, characteristic, mark. 22. designate, address.
2. method, approach. 5. chic. See fashion. 9. touch, characteristic, mark. 22. designate, address.
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Word Origin & History
style
1563, "to give a name to," from style (n.). Meaning "to arrange in fashionable style" (esp. of hair) is attested from 1934. Slang sense of "act or play in a showy way" is 1970s, originally black slang.
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Science Dictionary
style  (stīl) Pronunciation Key
The slender part of a flower pistil, extending from the ovary to the stigma. The pollen tube grows through the style delivering the pollen nuclei to the ovary. See more at flower, pollination. |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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