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WordType (noun)
Phonetic /staɪl/ /staɪl/
Example
  • a wide range of musical styles
  • they want a wide range of learning resources to suit different learning styles.
  • a management style
  • a style of management
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style

(noun)/staɪl/ /staɪl/
  1. the particular way in which something is done
    • SEE ALSO lifestyle
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lifestyle
    • a wide range of musical styles
    • They want a wide range of learning resources to suit different learning styles.
    • a management style
    • a style of management
    • furniture to suit your style of living
    • His aggressive style of play sometimes gets him in trouble.
    • I really enjoy playing this style of music.
    • I like your style (= I like the way you do things).
    • Caution was not her style (= not the way she usually behaved).
    • I'm surprised he rides a motorbike—I'd have thought big cars were more his style (= what suited him).

    Extra Examples

    • He adapted his acting style to suit the material.
    • She was dressed in casual style.
    • The article is written in a conversational style.
    • The pianist had to tailor his style to suit the vocalist's distinctive voice.
    • Her style differs from that of many of her contemporaries.
    • a casual style of speech
    • an autocratic leadership style
    • er inimitable style of humour
    • a study of different teaching styles
  2. a particular design of something, especially clothes
    • SEE ALSO hairstyle
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hairstyle
    • We stock a wide variety of styles and sizes.
    • Have you thought about having your hair in a shorter style?
    • a style that was popular in the 1950s
  3. the quality of being fashionable in the clothes that you wear
    • style-conscious teenagers
    • My husband has no sense of style.
    • Short skirts are back in style (= fashionable).
    • They still refer to her as a style guru and a trend-setter.
  4. the quality of being attractive and made or done to a high standard
    • The hotel has been redecorated but it's lost a lot of its style.
    • This movie is all surface style and no substance.
    • She does everything with style and grace.

    Extra Examples

    • Long velvet curtains add a touch of style to the main room.
    • The whole house just oozed style.
    • Whatever she did, she did it with style.
  5. the features of a book, painting, building, etc. that make it typical of a particular author, artist, historical period, etc.
    • a style of architecture
    • a fine example of Gothic style
    • The film has a unique visual style.
    • He developed a distinctive style of painting.
    • a parody written in the style of Molière
    • The palace was rebuilt in the same style.

    Extra Examples

    • They were told to write the passage in the style of Hemingway.
    • He attempted to sing the song in the style of Elvis Presley.
    • The city contains many different styles of architecture.
    • The two artists have radically different styles.
    • The new houses have been built in a traditional style.
    • The 16th century house has been renovated and furnished in contemporary style.
    • He evolved his style of painting while working as a magazine illustrator.
  6. the correct use of language
    • It's not considered good style to start a sentence with ‘but’.
    • Please follow house style (= the rules of spelling, etc. used by a particular publishing company).
  7. having the type of style mentioned
    • SEE ALSO family-style
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/family-style_2
    • Italian-style gardens
    • a buffet-style breakfast
  8. the long, thin part of a flower that carries the stigma
  9. to stop somebody from behaving in the way they want to
    • She didn’t want me to go with her to the party in case I cramped her style.
  10. in an impressive way
    • She always celebrates her birthday in style.
    • He won the championship in great style.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (denoting a stylus, also a literary composition, an official title, or a characteristic manner of literary expression): from Old French stile, from Latin stilus. The verb dates (first in sense (2)) from the early 16th cent.
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