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style (staɪl) n., v. styled, styl•ing. n. 1. a particular type or sort, with reference to form, appearance, or character. 2. a particular, distinctive, or characteristic mode or manner of acting: to do things in a grand style. 3. prevailing fashion, as in dress, esp. approved fashion; smartness: out of style. 4. an elegant, fashionable, or luxurious mode of living: to live in style. 5. a mode of expressing thought in writing or speaking, esp. as characteristic of a group, person, etc. 6. a mode or form of design, construction, or execution in any art or work, esp. as characteristic of a person, group, period, etc.: the baroque style; the Georgian style of architecture. 7. a distinctive quality of originality, elegance, or flair: a person with style. 8. a person's characteristic tastes, attitudes, and mode of behavior: It's not his style to flatter people. 9. a descriptive or distinguishing appellation, esp. a legal, official, or recognized title. 10. stylus (defs. 1, 2). 11. the gnomon of a sundial. 12. a method of reckoning time. Compare New Style, old style (def. 2). 13. a narrow, cylindrical extension of the pistil that, when present, bears the stigma at its apex. 14. Zool. a small, pointed process or part. 15. the rules or customs of spelling, punctuation, and the like, observed by a publisher. v.t. 16. to call by a given title or appellation; designate; name. 17. to design or arrange in accordance with a given or new style: to style one's hair. 18. to bring into conformity with a specific style: to style a manuscript. [1250–1300; Middle English (n.) < Latin stylus, sp. variant of stilus tool for writing, hence, written composition, style; see stylus] styl′er, n. -style1 , a combining form of style (defs. 13, 14). Compare stylo- 1. -style2 , a combining form with the meanings “column,” “having columns (of the kind specified)”: urostyle. Compare stylo- 2. TranslationsEncyclopediaSeestyle |