style.
Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
Meaning & usage
Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. 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.
Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus.
Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration.
Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. A small, thin, pointed body part.
Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. A small, thin, pointed body part. A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region.
the anal styles of insects
A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
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.
Monarchs are often addressed with the style of Majesty.
The villagers styled him as my Liege, and this style, once established, was seldom forgone.
A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. A style name.
A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
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.
As a dancer, he has a lot of style.
Backstabbing people is not my style.
A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.
A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics.
applying styles to text in a wordprocessor Cascading Style Sheets
A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. 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.
the house style of the journal
Where this word comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English stile (“writing tool; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression; demeanour; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”) (compare semantic development to по́черк (póčerk, “handwriting, style”)), from Old French estile, or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument; writing tool; composition; characteristic mode of expression; stem of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to pierce, prick, puncture, stab; to goad”). Doublet of stylus. The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates *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”).
To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style).
To call or give a name or title to.
The pope is styled His or Your Holiness.
To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.
To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.
Where this word comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English stile (“writing tool; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression; demeanour; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”) (compare semantic development to по́черк (póčerk, “handwriting, style”)), from Old French estile, or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument; writing tool; composition; characteristic mode of expression; stem of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to pierce, prick, puncture, stab; to goad”). Doublet of stylus. The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates *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”).
Obsolete form of stile
Where this word comes from
See etymology at stile.
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