style

style
style ► NOUN 1) a manner of doing something. 2) a distinctive appearance, design, or arrangement. 3) a way of painting, writing, etc., characteristic of a particular period, person, etc. 4) elegance and sophistication. 5) an official or legal title. 6) Botany a narrow extension of the ovary, bearing the stigma.
► VERB 1) design, make, or arrange in a particular form. 2) designate with a particular name, description, or title.
DERIVATIVES styleless adjective styler noun.
ORIGIN Latin stilus 'stylus, stake, style of speaking or writing' .

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  • Style — may refer to:* Genre, a loose set of criteria for a category or composition * Design, the process of creating something * Format, various terms that refer to the style of different things * Human physical appearance * Fashion, a prevailing mode… …   Wikipedia

  • Style — Style, n. [OE. stile, F. style, Of. also stile, L. stilus a style or writing instrument, manner or writing, mode of expression; probably for stiglus, meaning, a pricking instrument, and akin to E. stick. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Stiletto}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Style — Style, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Styled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Styling}.] To entitle; to term, name, or call; to denominate. Styled great conquerors. Milton. [1913 Webster] How well his worth and brave adventures styled. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Syn: To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • style — I noun appearance, artistry, aspect, cast, character, class, custom, denomination, description, expression, fashion, form, genre, genus, guise, habit, individual method, kind, make, manner, manner of presentation, method, mode, model, modus,… …   Law dictionary

  • STYLE — s. m. T. d Antiq. Sorte de poinçon ou de grosse aiguille, avec la pointe de laquelle les anciens écrivaient sur des tablettes enduites de cire. L autre bout était aplati, et servait à effacer l écriture, quand on voulait corriger ou supprimer ce… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • STYLE — n. m. T. d’Antiquité Sorte de poinçon ou de grosse aiguille, avec la pointe de laquelle les anciens écrivaient sur des tablettes enduites de cire. Il se dit aussi de l’Aiguille d’un cadran solaire. Poser un style. Ce style est mal posé. STYLE… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • style — styleless, adj. stylelessness, n. stylelike, adj. /stuyl/, n., v. styled, styling. n. 1. a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their… …   Universalium

  • Style — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Style », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le mot style possède plusieurs significations.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • style — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stile, style, from Latin stilus spike, stem, stylus, style of writing; perhaps akin to Latin instigare to goad more at stick Date: 14th century 1. designation, title 2. a. a distinctive manner of expression (as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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