style

IPA: stˈaɪɫ

noun

  • Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
  • (historical) 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.
  • A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus.
  • The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
  • (botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
  • (surgery) A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration.
  • (zoology) A small, thin, pointed body part.
  • (entomology) A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region.
  • (by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
  • 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.
  • A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
  • A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace.
  • A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.
  • (computing) A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics.
  • (printing, publishing) 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

  • (transitive) To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style)
  • (transitive, formal) To call or give a name or title to.
  • (transitive, informal) To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.
  • (intransitive, US, informal) To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.
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