style Definition

style
noun

1. A manner or way of doing something, eg writing, speaking, painting, designing buildings, etc.

Thesaurus: way, form, technique, method, habit, custom, practice, approach, modus operandi, manner.
2. A distinctive manner that characterizes a particular author, painter, film-maker, etc.
3. Kind; type; make.
4. A striking quality, often elegance or lavishness, that is considered desirable or admirable.

Example: She dresses with style
Thesaurus: chic, dash, elegance, flair, sophistication, stylishness, taste, pizzazz, dress sense, élan.
5. The state of being fashionable.

Example: gone out of style
Thesaurus: fashion, vogue.
6. stylus(sense 2).
7. bot.
In flowers: the part of the carpel, which is usually elongated, that connects the stigma to the ovary (noun 2).


Example: American-style fast food joints
Example: doggy-style

verb styled, styling

1. To design, shape, groom, etc something in a particular way.
2. To name or designate someone.

Example: styled himself an expert

Etymology: 13c: from Latin stilus writing tool or literary style.