stylishstyl‧ish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/ ●○○ AWL adjective 
Examples
a stylish woman in her forties Jack is quite stylish. a stylish restaurant in the West End► see thesaurus at fashionable—stylishly adverb—stylishness noun [uncountable]
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- stylish modern furniture
- a stylish black suit
- She was a stylish woman, always dressed to suit the occasion.
- She was wearing a stylish black woollen dress.
- The room was full of stylish furniture and expensive paintings.
- A very stylish and fashionable plant.
- Based on tough, stylish Nissan Pathfinder, a good path to find.
- Our bathrooms are not only safe and functional, they're stylish and colour coordinated.
- Some of us are wearing stylish golf shoes and some are wearing the high-priced sneakers of Tiger Woods' favorite shoe company.
- The stylish hand held Ultratone Facial unit is the perfect way to achieve tone and lift, keeping your face looking good.
- The officers were known as the Hat Squad because of their stylish fedoras.
- They will make you look lean, stylish and even sexy.
- With stylish roman numerals, gold-plated case and soft leather strap, these elegant watches are a pure delight to wear.
THESAURUS► fashionable
Collocations popular at a particular time: · fashionable clothes· It was fashionable to have red hair.· His theories were fashionable in the 1980s.
► trendy informal modern and fashionable – often used in a slightly disapproving or joking way: · a trendy tie· a trendy restaurant· The area has become very trendy and a lot of artists live there.
► stylish fashionable and well-designed in an attractive way: · She was wearing a stylish two-piece suit.· The furniture looked very stylish and modern.
► cool informal fashionable – used especially when you think someone or something looks good: · Michael looked very cool in his dark jacket and sunglasses.· a cool shirt
► happening [only before noun] informal a happening place is fashionable and lively: · London has always been a happening place.
► be in fashion v phrase to be fashionable at a particular time: · The Sixties look is back in fashion.
► in informal fashionable at a particular time. In is not used before a noun, except in the phrases below: · Pale colours are in.· New York was the in place to be.· Yoga has become the in thing to do.
Longman Language Activatorfashionable► fashionable clothes, styles, places or activities that are fashionable are popular at the present time, but will probably only be popular for a short time: · The store sells fashionable clothes at prices you can afford.· a style of painting that was fashionable in the 1930s· Kate spent her summers in Cape Cod working in a fashionable resort.· They recently opened a cafe on Manhattan's fashionable East Side.
► cool spoken informal said to show approval of something that is fashionable, interesting, or attractive -- used especially by young people: · He was wearing these really cool sunglasses.· Many young people start smoking because they think it looks cool.
► hot informal very fashionable now: · one of the hot young writers of the decade· They're supposed to be the hottest thing since the Beatles.
► trendy informal very fashionable, often for a short time -- used especially humorously or to show disapproval: · a trendy street market in the centre of Paris· Delgado predicts that blonde hair will become trendy this summer.· Trendy bars and restaurants are opening and inexpensive apartments in the area are getting hard to find.
► stylish well designed, and attractive in a fashionable way: · She was wearing a stylish black woollen dress.· stylish modern furniture
► chic very fashionable in an expensive way, and showing a lot of good judgement about good style: · They live in a chic apartment overlooking the Seine.· a chic restaurant in Boston· The east side of the city has become very chic in the past few years.
► cult fashionable and only known about by a small group of people - use this especially about things or people that later become very famous: · Alex Garland's cult novel 'The Beach' was later made into a film starring Leonardo di Caprio.· 60s cult band The Velvet Underground· Frankie Knuckles is a cult figure in dance music.
► in informal fashionable at the present time: · Purple seems to be in this year.be the in place: · Gstaad is the in place to go skiing in winter.the in thing to do: · Cycling to work has become the in thing to do.
► hip informal doing things or done according to the latest fashion: · The South Side is becoming a really hip place to live.· I hate old people who dress like teenagers and think they're hip.
► happening informal fashionable and exciting: · In four to five years, this will be a happening film festival.· The town's OK, but not what you'd call a happening place.
having a lot of style or elegance► stylish · The room was full of stylish furniture and expensive paintings.· She was a stylish woman, always dressed to suit the occasion.
► elegant having an attractive and graceful appearance or way of moving, dressing etc, often in a way that is expensive: · The house was elegant and well kept.· Vienna is a city of grand public buildings and elegant private ones.· The elegant figure of Mr Reed appeared in the doorway.
► sophisticated having a confident and expensive appearance, and showing good judgement about what is artistic and fashionable: · She was glamorous and sophisticated, but seemed a little lonely.· Nothing beats black for the classic sophisticated look.suave and sophisticated: · The suave, sophisticated 60-year-old singer is still performing and drawing crowds.
► classy informal attractively and expensively dressed, decorated, or prepared: · Their wedding was a very classy affair.· a classy restaurant· She's smart, witty, and classy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more
Word family· Career History; or Career Review-more stylish and grown-up.· Which means that if something else intervenes-time, experience, a more stylish consciousness-then you lose your belief.· The most significant enhancement is the inclusion of Wysiwyg add-in which does allow reports from the spreadsheet to be rather more stylish.· Politicians were transformed into much more stylish, progressive dressers.· The updated suspension includes a more stylish link for the trademark Telelever front end, together with a new shock.· Matte metallic finishes are more stylish than bright shine these days, and silver is a newer look than gold.· But this dark, draining story, which could have done with some cheerier moments, is a lot more stylish than that.· And handbag designers don't come much younger, prettier or more stylish than Anya Hindmarch.
► most· This is literary biography at its most stylish.· These remarkable lodges have been designed to provide the most stylish, comfortable and sophisticated homes imaginable.· In his mid thirties, he was certainly one of the most stylish players on the golf circuits of the world.· Mouton-Rothschild made some of the most stylish wines of the 1980s, especially the superb 1986.
WORD FAMILYnounstylestylingstylishnessstyliststylisticsstylizationadjectivestylishstylisticstylizedadverbstylishlystylisticallyverbstyle
attractive in a fashionable way: a stylish woman in her forties Jack is quite stylish. a stylish restaurant in the West End► see thesaurus at fashionable—stylishly adverb—stylishness noun [uncountable]