Main Entry: 1style
Pronunciation: 'stI(&)l
Function: 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
1 : DESIGNATION, TITLE
2 a : a distinctive manner of expression (as in writing or speech) b : a distinctive manner or custom of behaving or conducting oneself ; also : a particular mode of living c : a particular manner or technique by which something is done, created, or performed
3 a : STYLUS b : GNOMON 1b c : a filiform prolongation of a plant ovary bearing a stigma at its apex -- see FLOWER illustration d : a slender elongated process (as a bristle) on an animal
4 : a distinctive quality, form, or type of something
5 a : the state of being popular : FASHION b : fashionable elegance c : beauty, grace, or ease of manner or technique
6 : a convention with respect to spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and typographic arrangement and display followed in writing or printing
synonym see FASHION
- style·less /'stI(&)l-l&s/ adjective
- style·less·ness noun