Word: style Part of Speech: noun 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; characteristic mode of expression; stem of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to pierce, prick, puncture, stab; to goad”). Doublet of stylus. The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates *Catalan estil (“engraving tool, stylus; gnomon; manner of doing something, style; fashionable skill, grace”) * German Stiel (“handle; stalk”) * Italian stilo (“needle, stylus; fountain pen; beam; gnomon; part of pistil, style”) * Occitan estil * Portuguese estilo (“writing tool, stylus; manner of doing something, style”) * Spanish estilo (“writing tool, stylus; manner of doing something, style; fashionable skill, grace; part of pistil, style”). Pronunciation: /staɪl/, /staɪ.əl/ 1. Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. Labels: countable, historical, uncountable Example: Thus while his Thoughts the lingring Day beguile, / To gentle Arcite let us turn our Style; [...] 2. Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: From Job xix. 24. it appears to have been usual in his day, to write or engrave upon Plates of Lead, which might easily be done with a Pen, or Graver, or Style of Iron, or other hard metal. 3. Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Laſt of all fit a Triangular Iron, whoſe angular point being laid to the Center of the Dyal Plane, one ſide muſt agree with the Subſtilar Line, and its other ſide with the Stilar Line; ſo is the Stile made. And this Stile you muſt erect perpendicularly over the Subſtilar Line on the Dyal Plane, and there fix it. Then is your Dyal finiſhed. 4. Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The calyx of Theophraſta is a ſmall, permanent perianthium, divided into five obtuſe ſegments, making obtuſe angles alſo with one another: [...] the ſtyle is ſubulated, and ſhorter than the corolla: the ſtigma is acute. 5. Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. Labels: countable, uncountable 6. Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. Labels: countable, uncountable 7. Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the anal styles of insects 8. A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: May I not vvrite in such a ſtile as this? / In ſuch a method too, and yet not miſs / Mine end, thy good? vvhy may it not be done? Example: Read Lord Bolingbroke's [book] with great attention, as well as to the ſtyle as to the matter. I wiſh you could form yourſelf ſuch a ſtyle in every language. Style is the dreſs of thoughts, and a well-dreſſed thought, like a well-dreſſed man, appears to great advantage. 9. A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable Example: Near-synonyms: term of address, form of address, title Example: Monarchs are often addressed with the style of Majesty. 10. A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. Labels: broadly, countable, uncountable 11. A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: [T]here are two distinct styles in history painting; the grand, and the splendid or ornamental. The great style stands alone, and does not require, perhaps does not so well admit, any addition from inferior beauties. The ornamental style also possesses its own peculiar merit. However, though the union of the two may make a sort of composite style, yet that style is likely to be more imperfect than either of those which goes to its composition. Example: To our English tastes it is unnecessary to advocate the style of [Diego] Velazquez. [...] Sir Joshua [Reynolds], [George] Romney, and [Henry] Raeburn, whether from imitation or instinct, seem powerfully imbued with his style, and some of our own time, even to our landscape painters, seem to possess the same affinity. 12. A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: As a dancer, he has a lot of style. Example: Backstabbing people is not my style. 13. A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: applying styles to text in a wordprocessor Cascading Style Sheets Example: In today's assignment, you need to: [...] Right justify your heading in 12 point Helvetica font and plain text style. 15. A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: the house style of the journal Example: If you have to settle for an expert typist who has not completed recent dissertations for your school, buy two copies of the style manual, one for you and one for the typist.