style
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: biology
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Etymology: The noun is derived from Middle English stile, stel, stele, stiel, stiele, stil, still, stille, styele, style, styill, styll, styyl (“writing tool, stylus; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression, particularly one regarded as high quality; demeanour, manner, way of life; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”) (compare semantic development to по́черк (póčerk, “handwriting, style”)), from Old French style, estile, stil, stile (modern French style), or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument, pale, spike, stake; writing tool, stylus; act of setting down in writing, composition; characteristic mode of expression, style; stem of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to pierce, prick, puncture, stab; to goad”). Doublet of stylus.
The English word is cognate with 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”).
The verb is derived from the noun.
Inflected forms:
form: styles
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: stile
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: stylee
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: stile
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: styles
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: styling
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: styled
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: styled
pos: verb
tags: past
form: stile
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: stile
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
pos: noun
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
examples: Thus while his Thoughts the lingring Day beguile, / To gentle Arcite let us turn our Style; [...]
gloss: Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
gloss: Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
gloss: Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
gloss: Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: the anal styles of insects
gloss: A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
countable
uncountable
examples: 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?
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.
The public will naturally expect, that in chuſing a Patron for the Life of Cicero, I should addreſs myſelf to ſome perſon of illuſtrious rank, diſtinguished by his parts and eloquence, and bearing a principal share in the great affairs of the Nation; who, according to the uſual ſtyle of Dedications, might be the proper ſubject of a compariſon with the Hero of my piece.
After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own but his style; facts, scientific discoveries, and every kind of information, may be seized by all; but an author's diction cannot be taken from him.
Methods for more "intelligent" spellchecking as well as for automatic checking of grammar and style are on the way, but they will require the support of electronic dictionaries.
gloss: A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
countable
uncountable
examples: Near-synonyms: term of address, form of address, title
Monarchs are often addressed with the style of Majesty.
The villagers styled him as my Liege, and this style, once established, was seldom forgone.
Every Printing-houſe is by the Cuſtom of Time out of mind, called a Chappel; and all the Workmen that belong to it are Members of the Chappel: and the Oldeſt Freeman is the Father of the Chappel. I ſuppoſe the ſtile was originally conferred upon it by the courteſie of ſome great Churchman, or men, (doubtleſs when Chappels were in more veneration than of late years they have been here in England) who for the Books of Divinity that proceeded from a Printing-houſe, gave it the Reverend Title of Chappel.
One ſtyle to a gracious benefactor, another to a proud, inſulting foe.
During the whole of the reign of George I., the money was of the same species and value as that of Queen Anne, but to his style upon the reverse, were added his German titles, with Fidei Defensor [Defender of the Faith], which then, for the first time, appeared upon the coins, although it had been constantly used in the style of our monarchs from Henry VIII., on whom it was conferred by Pope Leo X., in the year 1521.
gloss: A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
pos: noun
tags: broadly
countable
uncountable
gloss: A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: [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.
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.
This style was sometimes called Palladian from the fact of [Andrea] Palladio having fully developed and absorbed into his own system the styles of his great predecessors of the [Florentine] school, [...]
His style is slow-build rave-up soul; the music, not the lyrics, relates the message.
gloss: A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: As a dancer, he has a lot of style.
Backstabbing people is not my style.
Running would feel better than hiding and waiting. It was not her style to hole up in the shadows.
gloss: A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: applying styles to text in a wordprocessor  Cascading Style Sheets
In today's assignment, you need to: [...] Right justify your heading in 12 point Helvetica font and plain text style.
The concept of creating styles has been around since long before the Web. Desktop publishing programs, such as Adobe InDesign, and even word processing programs, such as Microsoft Word, have long used styles to manage the formatting and editing of text on printed pages.
gloss: A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: the house style of the journal
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.
There are many excellent style manuals, and every good writer should have one or more of these at hand, along with the appropriate formatting instructions for the particular standard beng followed. This book is a how-to survival manual for students, researchers, and family members who need to learn and use APA [American Psychological Association] style and who would like to use some of the tools provided by Microsoft Word.
gloss: To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To call or give a name or title to.
pos: verb
tags: formal
transitive
examples: The pope is styled His or Your Holiness.
[…] Donenald O-Neale, rovvſed out of his lurking holes, in his miſsiue letters vnto the Pope, ſtileth himſelfe King of Vlſter, and in right of inheritance, the vndoubted Heire of all Ireland.
One morning, about a fortnight after I had obtained my liberty, Reldresal, principal secretary (as they style him) for private affairs, came to my house attended only by one servant.
This Fellow, I ſay, ſtiled himſelf a Lawyer, but was indeed a moſt vile Petty-fogger, without Senſe or Knowledge of any Kind; one of thoſe who may be termed Train-bearers to the Law; [...]
But when the proconſul perſiſted in requiring him to ſwear by the fortune of Cæſar, Polycarp ſaid, "Since thou oſtentatiouſly requireſt me to ſwear by what thou ſtyleſt the fortune of Cæſar, as if thou wert ignorant of what I am, hear me boldly ſpeak. I am a Chriſtian; and if thou wouldſt learn what is the doctrine of Chriſtianity, appoint a day, and hear."
Dr. Aitken's language is generally exact, though there is a quaintneſs, and an attempt at novelty, which is ſometimes diſagreeable. [...] He ſtyles 'recover a pleasing evidence of the operation of the medicines.'
Marianne's preserver, as Margaret, with more elegance than precision, stiled Willoughby, called at the cottage early the next morning to make his personal inquiries.
Edward the Black Prince had the principality of Aquitain and Gascony conferred on him, with the privilege of coining monies. Under the authority of this grant, he struck various coins of gold and silver. On these coins he invariably styles himself, Primogenitus Regis Angliæ, et Princeps Aquitaniæ [First King of England, and Prince of Aquitaine].
gloss: To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.
pos: verb
tags: informal
transitive
gloss: To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.
pos: verb
tags: US
informal
intransitive
Related words: stylus
substance
Derived words: acanthostyle
Allman style
all style and no substance
anterostyle
antistyle
auricular style
Barney-style
bite someone's style
bodystyle
cafeteria-style
CalArts style
California-style pizza
Carolina style
cascading style sheet
Cascading Style Sheet
Chicago-style
Chicago style
Chicago-style hot dog
Chicago-style pizza
Chicago-style relish
chicken cutlet Kiev-style
chicken cutlet Kyiv-style
chicken Kiev-style
chicken Kyiv-style
chipstyle
code style
continuation-passing style
continuation passing style
counterstyle
cramp someone's style
C-style comment
C-style string
cutlet Kiev-style
cutlet Kyiv-style
cyberstyle
cyclostyle
deathstyle
demostyle
disco-style
doggie-style
doggie style
doggy-style
doggy style
downstyle
down-style
down style
Empire style
enstyle
enterostyle
entostyle
Eurostyle
execution-style
explanatory style
family-style
fingerstyle
flop style
folkstyle
foodstyle
freefall style
free indirect style
freestyle
free-style
German-style board game
German-style game
granny style
hairstyle
hamster style
handstyle
hardstyle
headline style
heptastyle
Hollywood-style flat
homestyle
house style
Indian style
instyle
in style
International Style
international style
jumpstyle
Kiev-style chicken
Kiev-style chicken cutlet
Kiev-style cutlet
Korean-style short ribs
kosher-style
k-style
Kyiv-style chicken
Kyiv-style chicken cutlet
Kyiv-style cutlet
Lexington-style barbecue
lifestyle
life style
like it's going out of style
lobate style
manual of style
mesostyle
metastyle
mindstyle
misstyle
mother-in-law style
multistyle
New Style
New York-style pizza
nonstyle
Old Style
old-style
one true brace style
parastyle
playstyle
pretzel style
programming style
protostyle
pseudostyle
ranch-style
rawstyle
restyle
Singapore-style noodles
slopestyle
steez
steezy
streetstyle
stylable
stylebook
style brisé
styledom
style guide
styleless
stylelike
style manual
style of cause
stylesheet
style sheet
style sheet language
style-table
style up
stylewise
styleworthy
styliferous
stylise
stylish
stylishly
stylishness
stylism
stylista
stylistic
stylize
stylo
stylometry
stylous
substyle
tailor-style
tavern-style
t-style
tylostyle
typestyle
unstylish
unstylishly
unstylishness
Western-style toilet
white crane style
wildstyle
workstyle
streamstyle
style it out
styler
stylist
Translations:
lang: Portuguese
word: estilete
lang: Afrikaans
word: styl
lang: Arabic
word: أُسْلُوب
roman: ʔuslūb
lang: Bulgarian
word: стил
roman: stil
lang: Czech
word: styl
lang: Czech
word: sloh
lang: Esperanto
word: stilo
lang: German
word: Stil
lang: Ancient Greek
word: τρόπος
roman: trópos
lang: Hindi
word: शैली
roman: śailī
lang: Indonesian
word: gaya
lang: Korean
word: 작풍
roman: jakpung
lang: Lithuanian
word: stilius
lang: Malay
word: stail
lang: Polish
word: styl
lang: Portuguese
word: estilo
lang: Russian
word: стиль
roman: stilʹ
lang: Russian
word: слог
roman: slog
lang: Slovak
word: štýl
lang: Slovak
word: sloh
lang: Slovene
word: stil
lang: Slovene
word: slog
lang: Walloon
word: stîle
lang: Welsh
word: arddull
lang: Afrikaans
word: styl
lang: Arabic
word: أُسْلُوب
roman: ʔuslūb
lang: Armenian
word: ոճ
roman: oč
lang: Azerbaijani
word: səpki
lang: Belarusian
word: стыль
roman: stylʹ
lang: Bulgarian
word: стил
roman: stil
lang: Catalan
word: estil
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 風格 /风格
roman: fēnggé
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 格調 /格调
roman: gédiào
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 式樣 /式样
roman: shìyàng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 樣式 /样式
roman: yàngshì
lang: Czech
word: styl
lang: Czech
word: sloh
lang: Dutch
word: stijl
lang: Esperanto
word: stilo
lang: Finnish
word: tyyli
lang: French
word: modèle
lang: Georgian
word: სტილი
roman: sṭili
lang: German
word: Stil
lang: Greek
word: τρόπος
roman: trópos
lang: Greek
word: ύφος
roman: ýfos
lang: Ancient Greek
word: τρόπος
roman: trópos
lang: Hebrew
word: סגנון
roman: signón
lang: Hindi
word: शैली
roman: śailī
lang: Hindi
word: अंदाज़
roman: andāz
lang: Hungarian
word: stílus
lang: Ido
word: stilo
lang: Indonesian
word: gaya
lang: Indonesian
word: model
lang: Irish
word: stíl
lang: Italian
word: stile
lang: Japanese
word: スタイル
roman: sutairu
lang: Japanese
word: やり方
roman: yarikata
lang: Japanese
word: 様式
roman: yōshiki
lang: Korean
word: 스타일
roman: seutail
lang: Latin
word: stilus
lang: Latin
word: modus
lang: Latvian
word: stils
lang: Lithuanian
word: stilius
lang: Macedonian
word: стил
roman: stil
lang: Malay
word: gaya
lang: Malay
word: stail
lang: Māori
word: pēwheatanga
lang: Māori
word: tāera
lang: Norwegian
word: stil
lang: Persian
word: سبک
roman: sabk
lang: Persian
word: استیل
roman: estil
lang: Polish
word: styl
lang: Portuguese
word: estilo
lang: Romanian
word: stil
lang: Romanian
word: fel
lang: Romanian
word: gen
lang: Russian
word: стиль
roman: stilʹ
lang: Russian
word: мане́ра
roman: manéra
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: stoidhle
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: modh
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: сти̏л
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: на́чин
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: stȉl
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: náčin
lang: Slovak
word: štýl
lang: Slovene
word: stil
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: stil
lang: Spanish
word: estilo
lang: Swedish
word: stil
lang: Telugu
word: పద్ధతి
roman: paddhati
lang: Telugu
word: తరహా
roman: tarahā
lang: Telugu
word: శైలి
roman: śaili
lang: Thai
word: รูปแบบ
roman: rûup-bɛ̀ɛp
lang: Thai
word: ลีลา
roman: lii-laa
lang: Thai
word: สไตล์
roman: sà-dtai
lang: Turkish
word: stil
lang: Turkish
word: biçem
lang: Turkish
word: üslup
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: طور
roman: tavr, tavır
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: یول
roman: yol
lang: Ukrainian
word: стиль
roman: stylʹ
lang: Urdu
word: انداز
roman: andāz
lang: Uzbek
word: uslub
lang: Vietnamese
word: cách điệu
lang: Vietnamese
word: kiểu dáng
lang: Vietnamese
word: phong cách
lang: Walloon
word: stîle