Style Meaning and Definition

Word: Style

How to pronounce: staɪl

Noun

Definitions:

1. A manner of doing something.

Example sentences: "Different styles of management"

2. A distinctive appearance, typically determined by the principles according to which something is designed.

Example sentences: "The pillars are no exception to the general style"

3. Elegance and sophistication.

Example sentences: "A sophisticated nightspot with style and taste"

4. (in a flower) a narrow, typically elongated extension of the ovary, bearing the stigma.

Example sentences: "As the pistil emerged from the bracts, the style elongated and the stigma expanded markedly in size and, finally, became receptive to pollen."

5. (in an invertebrate) a small, slender pointed appendage; a stylet.

Example sentences: "The posterior midbrain sends 9 nerve cords frontally to the outer oral styles."

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Design or make in a particular form.

Example sentences: "The yacht is well proportioned and conservatively styled"

2. Designate with a particular name, description, or title.

Example sentences: "The official is styled principal and vice chancellor of the university"

Synonyms:

type

manner

genre

way

recipe

flair

panache

flavor

taste

vogue

chic

tone

fashion

trend

craze

approach

form

mode

type style

call

title

Derivations:

styled

stylish

stylistic

stylized

styling

stye

sty

stylist

stylize

stylise

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Style in Other Languages...

Spanish: Estilo

German: Stil

French: Style

Italian: Stile

Turkish: Stil