Meaning of style | Babel Free

Definitions

1. style (way of doing things)
2. Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
   countable, historical, uncountable
3. 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.
   countable, historical, uncountable
4. style (grace; fashionable skill)
5. A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus.
   countable, uncountable
6. a combining form of style (defs. 13, 14). Compare stylo- 1.
7. The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
   countable, uncountable
8. a combining form with the meanings “column,” “having columns (of the kind specified)”: urostyle. Compare stylo- 2.
9. stylus
10. The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
    countable, uncountable
11. The slender part of a flower pistil, extending from the ovary to the stigma. See more at flower.
12. first-person singular present indicative of estilar
13. A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration.
    countable, uncountable
14. elegant or fashionable. stylish clothes/furniture. stylvol أنيق، على الطِّراز стилен elegante elegantní, módní elegant stilfuld; elegant κομψός con estilo, elegante; a la moda stiilne مد روز tyylikäs élégant; à la mode אוֹפנָתִי फैशनेबुल, बना-ठनासुरूचिपूर्ण, सजीला, तरहदार po modi, elegantan elegáns anggun tískulegur elegante; alla moda しゃれた 유행의, 멋진 stilingas moderns; elegants bergaya modieusfiks, stiligszykowny سټایلی، په موډ برابر elegante elegant, la modă стильный; модный elegantný, módny e...
15. A small, thin, pointed body part.
    countable, uncountable
16. stylvol بأناقَه، على الطِّراز стилно elegantemente elegantně elegant stilfuldt; elegant κομψά con estilo, elegantemente; a la moda stiilselt زيبا tyylikkäästi élégamment עַל פִּי הַאוֹפנָה फैशनेपूर्वक, सुरूचिपूर्णता से elegantno, ukusno divatosan, elegánsan secara anggun tískulega elegantemente いきに 멋지게 stilingai moderni; eleganti dengan bergaya modieusstilig, smart elegancko ښکلی elegantemente (în mod) elegant стильно; модно elegantne, módne elegantno, modno stilski moderiktigt, stilfullt อย่...
17. A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region.
    countable, uncountable
18. stylvolheid أناقَه، اللباس على الطِّراز الراقي стилност elegância elegance die Eleganz stilfuldhed; elegance κομψότηταestilo, elegancia stiilsus زيبايي tyylikkyys élégance אוֹפנָה फैशनीयता, सुरूचिपूर्णता ukusnost, elegancija elegancia keanggunan það að vera skv. tísku eleganza スマートさ 멋짐 stilingumas modernums; elegance penuh gaya modieusheid det å være fiks/smart elegancja ښکلا elegância eleganţă элегантность elegancia eleganca, modnost stilizovanost moderiktighet, stilfullhet ความนำสมัย modaya...
19. A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
    broadly, countable, uncountable
20. a person who arranges or designs a style especially in hairdressing. a hair-stylist. stileerder, stilis مُصَمِّم أزياء أو مُصَفِّف شَعْر مُبْتَكِر стилист estilista kadeřník, -ice der/die Modeschöpfer(in) stylist; frisør κομμωτής, στιλίστας estilista, peluquero kujundaja, juuksur طراح مد؛آرايشگر stylisti coiffeur/-euse מעצב शैलीकार, अभिकल्पक stilist, frizer stiliszta penata (tísku)hönnuður; hárgreiðslumeistari stilista parrucchiere alla moda デザイナー (머리 등의) 디자이너 modeliuotojas, kirpėjas modelētā...
    especially
21. in a luxurious, elegant way without worrying about the expense. The bride arrived at the church in style, in a horse-drawn carriage. in styl في تَرَفٍ ورَفاهِيَه със стил com estilo ve vší nádheře stilvoll med stil με κάθε επισημότητα, μεγαλοπρεπώς con todo lujo, con pompa luksuslikult, ðikilt پرشكوه؛آبرومندانه tyylillä en grande pompe בְּהִידוּר शानदार ढंग से sa stilom, na lijep, dostojan način stílusosan dengan megah á glæsilegan hátt, með viðhöfn (in grande stile) 豪華に 화려하게 prašmatniai grez...
22. 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.
    broadly, countable, uncountable
23. The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed: a style of teaching.
24. A style name.
    broadly, countable, uncountable
25. The combination of distinctive features of literary or artistic expression, execution, or performance characterizing a particular person, group, school, or era.
26. A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
    countable, uncountable
27. A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace.
    countable, uncountable
28. A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.
    countable, uncountable
29. A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics.
    countable, uncountable
30. 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.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Thus while his Thoughts the lingring Day beguile, / To gentle Arcite let us turn our Style; [...]”

“From Job xix. 24. it appears to have been usual in his day, to write or engrave upon Plates of Lead, which might easily be done with a Pen, or Graver, or Style of Iron, or other hard metal.”

“Laſt of all fit a Triangular Iron, whoſe angular point being laid to the Center of the Dyal Plane, one ſide muſt agree with the Subſtilar Line, and its other ſide with the Stilar Line; ſo is the Stile made. And this Stile you muſt erect perpendicularly over the Subſtilar Line on the Dyal Plane, and there fix it. Then is your Dyal finiſhed.”

“The calyx of Theophraſta is a ſmall, permanent perianthium, divided into five obtuſe ſegments, making obtuſe angles alſo with one another: [...] the ſtyle is ſubulated, and ſhorter than the corolla: the ſtigma is acute.”

“the anal styles of insects”

“May I not vvrite in such a ſtile as this? / In ſuch a method too, and yet not miſs / Mine end, thy good? vvhy may it not be done?”

“Read Lord Bolingbroke's [book] with great attention, as well as to the ſtyle as to the matter. I wiſh you could form yourſelf ſuch a ſtyle in every language. Style is the dreſs of thoughts, and a well-dreſſed thought, like a well-dreſſed man, appears to great advantage.”

“The public will naturally expect, that in chuſing a Patron for the Life of Cicero, I should addreſs myſelf to ſome perſon of illuſtrious rank, diſtinguished by his parts and eloquence, and bearing a principal share in the great affairs of the Nation; who, according to the uſual ſtyle of Dedications, might be the proper ſubject of a compariſon with the Hero of my piece.”

“After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own but his style; facts, scientific discoveries, and every kind of information, may be seized by all; but an author's diction cannot be taken from him.”

“Methods for more "intelligent" spellchecking as well as for automatic checking of grammar and style are on the way, but they will require the support of electronic dictionaries.”

“Near-synonyms: term of address, form of address, 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.”

“Every Printing-houſe is by the Cuſtom of Time out of mind, called a Chappel; and all the Workmen that belong to it are Members of the Chappel: and the Oldeſt Freeman is the Father of the Chappel. I ſuppoſe the ſtile was originally conferred upon it by the courteſie of ſome great Churchman, or men, (doubtleſs when Chappels were in more veneration than of late years they have been here in England) who for the Books of Divinity that proceeded from a Printing-houſe, gave it the Reverend Title of Chappel.”

“One ſtyle to a gracious benefactor, another to a proud, inſulting foe.”

“During the whole of the reign of George I., the money was of the same species and value as that of Queen Anne, but to his style upon the reverse, were added his German titles, with Fidei Defensor [Defender of the Faith], which then, for the first time, appeared upon the coins, although it had been constantly used in the style of our monarchs from Henry VIII., on whom it was conferred by Pope Leo X., in the year 1521.”

“[T]here are two distinct styles in history painting; the grand, and the splendid or ornamental. The great style stands alone, and does not require, perhaps does not so well admit, any addition from inferior beauties. The ornamental style also possesses its own peculiar merit. However, though the union of the two may make a sort of composite style, yet that style is likely to be more imperfect than either of those which goes to its composition.”

“To our English tastes it is unnecessary to advocate the style of [Diego] Velazquez. [...] Sir Joshua [Reynolds], [George] Romney, and [Henry] Raeburn, whether from imitation or instinct, seem powerfully imbued with his style, and some of our own time, even to our landscape painters, seem to possess the same affinity.”

“This style was sometimes called Palladian from the fact of [Andrea] Palladio having fully developed and absorbed into his own system the styles of his great predecessors of the [Florentine] school, [...]”

“His style is slow-build rave-up soul; the music, not the lyrics, relates the message.”

“As a dancer, he has a lot of style.”

“Backstabbing people is not my style.”

“Running would feel better than hiding and waiting. It was not her style to hole up in the shadows.”

“applying styles to text in a wordprocessor  Cascading Style Sheets”

“In today's assignment, you need to: [...] Right justify your heading in 12 point Helvetica font and plain text style.”

“The concept of creating styles has been around since long before the Web. Desktop publishing programs, such as Adobe InDesign, and even word processing programs, such as Microsoft Word, have long used styles to manage the formatting and editing of text on printed pages.”

“the house style of the journal”

“If you have to settle for an expert typist who has not completed recent dissertations for your school, buy two copies of the style manual, one for you and one for the typist.”

“There are many excellent style manuals, and every good writer should have one or more of these at hand, along with the appropriate formatting instructions for the particular standard beng followed. This book is a how-to survival manual for students, researchers, and family members who need to learn and use APA [American Psychological Association] style and who would like to use some of the tools provided by Microsoft Word.”

CEFR level