Added 8 October 2026
style
/staɪl/ noun
In Latin: stilus, modus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about style at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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How something is done or how it happens.
her dignified manner
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A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period.
all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper
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A particular kind (as to appearance).
this style of shoe is in demand
verb
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Designate by an identifying term.
They styled their nation `The Confederate States'
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Make consistent with a certain fashion or style.
Style my hair
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Make consistent with certain rules of style.
style a manuscript
Origin
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.
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