- style
- I UK [staɪl] / US
noun
Word forms "style":
singular style plural styles
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1)a) [countable] the individual way that someone behaves and does thingsRob has a very different style, relaxed and slow.
style of:I really dislike her teaching style.
not be someone's style:Nancy's style of management is not what I was expecting.
Having big parties is not our style.
b) [countable] the way that someone writes or produces music or artDo you have any trouble with Joyce's writing style?
style of:Sylvia's singing style has been influenced by jazz.
Picasso's style of painting changed and developed over the years.
2) [uncountable] an attractive or impressive way of behaving or doing somethingwith style:have style:I was greeted with great style.
Greg has a lot of style.
See:cramp II3)a) [countable/uncountable] the way that something is made or done that is typical of a particular group, time, or placeJulie prefers the Gothic architectural style, while I like Romanesque.
style of:Her painting is influenced by early modernist styles.
He has the true Italian style of playing.
b) the particular way that clothing is made or designedstyle of:The characters were wearing Renaissance style costumes.
I don't like the style of dresses that are popular now.
•in/out of style
— fashionable/not fashionableThese shoes have gone out of style, but I like them.
- in style
II UK [staɪl] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "style":
present tense I/you/we/they style he/she/it styles present participle styling past tense styled past participle styledto give something a particular shape or styleI had my hair styled this morning.
•style yourself/something (as) something
— used for saying that someone describes themselves or something as having qualities they do not haveMarco styles himself as a businessman.
Phrasal verbs:The event was styled an art opening but I saw no art.
English dictionary. 2014.