Style

Pronunciation

• IPA: /staɪl/
• Rhymes: -aɪl
• Homophones: stile

Origin

From Old French estile (French: style), from Latin stilus.

Full definition of style

Noun

1. A manner of doing or presenting things, especially a fashionable one.
• ChesterfieldStyle is the dress of thoughts.
• C. Middletonthe usual style of dedications
• I. DisraeliIt is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work.
• Sir J. ReynoldsThe ornamental style also possesses its own peculiar merit.
2. flair; grace; fashionable skillAs a dancer, he has a lot of style.
3. (botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
4. A traditional or legal term preceding a reference to a person who holds a title or post.
5. A traditional or legal term used to address a person who holds a title or post.the style of Majesty
• Burkeone style to a gracious benefactor, another to a proud, insulting foe
6. (nonstandard) A stylus.
7. (obsolete) A pen; an author's pen.
8. A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver.
9. A kind of blunt-pointed surgical instrument.
10. A long, slender, bristle-like process.the anal styles of insects
11. The pin, or gnomon, of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
12. (computing) A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as bold or italic.applying styles to text in a wordprocessorCascading Style Sheets

Derived terms

• stylish
• stylist
• hairstyle
• style guide
• style manual

Verb

1. To create or give a style, fashion or image.
2. To call or give a name or title.
• 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 10Marianne’s preserver, as Margaret, with more elegance than precision, stiled Willoughby, called at the cottage early the next morning to make his personal inquiries.

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