style
nounDefinition of style
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: designation, title
2a
: a distinctive manner of expression (as in writing or speech)
writes with more attention to style than to content the flowery style of 18th century prose
b
: a distinctive manner or custom of behaving or conducting oneself
the formal style of the court his style is abrasive
also
: a particular mode of living
in high style
c
: a particular manner or technique by which something is done, created, or performed
a unique style of horseback riding the classical style of dance
3a
: stylus
b
: gnomon sense 1b
c
: the filiform usually elongated part of the pistil bearing a stigma at its apex — see flower illustration
d
: a slender elongated process (such as a bristle) on an animal
4
: a distinctive quality, form, or type of something
a new dress style the Greek style of architecture
5a
: the state of being popular : fashion
clothes that are always in style
b
: fashionable elegance
c
: beauty, grace, or ease of manner or technique
an awkward moment she handled with style
6
: a convention with respect to spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and typographic arrangement and display followed in writing or printing
style
verb
styled;
styling
Definition of style (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: to call or designate by an identifying term : name
2a
: to give a particular style to
b
: to design, make, or arrange in accord with the prevailing mode
Definition of -style (Entry 3 of 3)
: being in the style of
a Beaujolais-style wine
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