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style

Pronunciation: /staɪl/

The English word “style” has 19 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen.
  2. A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus.
  3. The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
  4. The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
  5. A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration.
  6. A small, thin, pointed body part.
  7. A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region.
  8. A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
  9. A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title.
  10. A style name.
  11. A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
  12. A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace.
  13. A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.
  14. A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics.
  15. A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces.

verb

  1. To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style).
  2. To call or give a name or title to.
  3. To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.
  4. To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English stile (“writing tool; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression; demeanour; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”) (compare semantic development to по́черк (póčerk, “handwriting, style”)), from Old French estile, or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument; writing tool; composition;…

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