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style.

style (manner of doing something)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/stil/
  1. style (manner of doing something)

    masculine
  2. style (of a flower)

    masculine
  3. fashion, trend, style

    masculine
  4. style (personal comportment)

    colloquial · masculine
  5. flair

    masculine
  6. style; method characteristic of an artist; artistic manner or characteristic by which an artistic movement may be defined

    masculine
  7. gnomon, style (needle of a sundial)

    masculine
  8. stylus, style (implement for writing on tablets)

    dated · historical · masculine
  9. complement of jargon particular to a field; style (manner of writing specific to a field or discipline)

    masculine
  10. sort, type; category of things

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French stile, from Old French estile, borrowed from Latin stilus.

noun/stil/
  1. pillar, column

    literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στῦλος (stûlos).

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