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| style [ stīl ] |
noun (plural styles) |
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1. distinctive form: a distinctive and identifiable form in an artistic medium such as music, architecture, or literature
  a facade in the neoclassical style
a different style of jazz
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2. way of doing something: a way of doing something, especially a way regarded as expressing a particular attitude or typifying a particular period
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often used in combination
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a hands-on management style
old-style politics
Confrontation just isn't his style.
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3. way of writing or performing: the way in which something is written or performed, as distinct from its content
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4. flair: impressive flair in the way something is done, especially a quality that suggests a self-confident willingness to exhibit skill or good taste
furnished with impeccable style
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5. fashion: the prevailing or customary fashion
a look that has gone out of style
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6. cut of hair or clothing: a way in which clothes or hair are cut or shaped
dressed in all the latest styles
That style really suits you.
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7. luxuriousness: elegance or lavishness
dining in style
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8. publishing publishing conventions: a set of conventions for presenting published material, e.g. punctuation and typography
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9. sundial pointer: the pointer on a sundial
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10. botany flower part: an extension of a flower's ovary, shaped like a stalk, that supports the stigma
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11. zoology
Same as stylet (sense 2)
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12. arts history
Same as stylus (sense 3)
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13. title: a name or title, especially one that is official or legally correct
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formal
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transitive verb (past and past participle styled, present participle styl·ing, 3rd person present singular styles) |
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1. shape something: to give something a particular shape or design
hair styled in the most up-to-date fashion
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2. cause something to conform: to bring something into conformity with a style
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3. name somebody: to give somebody or something a name or title
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formal
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| [13th century. Via French< Latin stilus "stake, pointed writing instrument, style"] |
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| styl·er noun |
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cramp somebody's style to restrict what somebody is able to do or would like to do, often by limiting the person's capacity to impress others (informal)
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