style

style: style style [staɪl] noun [countable]

1. a way of doing something, designing something, or producing something, especially one that is typical of a particular time, place, or group of people:

style of

• the Japanese style of stock investment

• 1980s-style excessive spending

• American-style shopping malls

ˈhouse style

a particular style of writing used by a company in all the documents, books etc it produces:

• We have a house style for all our reports.

2. the particular way that someone does something or deals with other people:

house style of

• an authoritarian style of leadership

• His tough management style has upset some executives.

3. a product with a particular design, shape, and appearance:

• Each diaper comes in `girl' and `boy' styles.

• This is one of our new styles, a $135 dress shoe with a rubber sole.

4. LAW the official name or title of a company:

• The company traded under the style of Macron Ltd.

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style UK US /staɪl/ noun [C]

► a way of doing something, especially one that is typical of a person, group of people, place, or period: management/leadership style »An authoritarian management style may not yield good results.
»Those familiar with her personal style say she is quietly decisive.
» a working/learning style

→ See also HOUSE STYLE(Cf. ↑house style)

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Synonyms:

Diction, phraseology, mode of expression, mode of speech, turn of expression, manner of writing / Manner, method, mode, way, form, fashion, cast, pattern / Title, appellation, name, designation, denomination, mode of address / Gnomon (of a dial), pin / Stylus / Graver or etching-needle, Denominate, name, designate, call, term, dub, christen, characterize, entitle

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stylé — stylé … Dictionnaire des rimes
STYLE — Sous l’égide de la linguistique, le style devient aujourd’hui l’objet d’une science: la stylistique veut être la science des registres de la langue, et elle s’efforce de définir le style comme concept opératoire. Mais le mot style a, dans l’usage … Encyclopédie Universelle
Style — may refer to:* Genre, a loose set of criteria for a category or composition * Design, the process of creating something * Format, various terms that refer to the style of different things * Human physical appearance * Fashion, a prevailing mode… … Wikipedia
Style — Style, n. [OE. stile, F. style, Of. also stile, L. stilus a style or writing instrument, manner or writing, mode of expression; probably for stiglus, meaning, a pricking instrument, and akin to E. stick. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Stiletto}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
style — Style, et maniere d escrire, Stylus, Vena. Style legier et doux, Oratio tenuis. Style de haut appareil, Magniloquentia. Qui n a pas style vulgaire, Cui non est publica vena. Le style, La practique, Iurisdictionis forma et vsus fori, Bud. Chose… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
style — [stīl] n. [ME < L stilus (sp. infl. by unrelated Gr stylos, pillar) < IE base * (s)tei , pointed > L stimulus] 1. a sharp, slender, pointed instrument used by the ancients in writing on wax tablets 2. any of several devices, etc. similar … English World dictionary
stylé — stylé, ée 1. (sti lé, lée) adj. Terme d histoire naturelle. Qui est muni d un style, d un long style. stylé, ée 2. (sti lé, lée) part. passé de styler. • Tant ces nouveaux réformateurs avaient de peine à se contenter, et tant ils étaient peu… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Style — 〈[ staıl] m. 6; engl. Bez. für〉 Stil * * * Style [sta̮il ], der; s, s [engl. style, über das Afrz. zu lat. stilus, ↑ Stil] (Jargon): Stil. * * * Style [»Stil«] Formatvorlage … Universal-Lexikon
style — [n1] fashion, manner appearance, approach, bearing, behavior, carriage, characteristic, cup of tea*, custom, cut*, description, design, druthers*, flash*, form, genre, groove*, habit, hand, idiosyncrasy, kind, method, mode, number, pattern,… … New thesaurus
-style — [ staıl ] suffix used with some adjectives and nouns to make adjectives describing someone s qualities or the way something is done or designed: a gangland style shooting an old style (=traditional) politician … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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