style

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 things

Rob has a very different style, relaxed and slow.

I really dislike her teaching style.

style of:

Nancy's style of management is not what I was expecting.

not be someone's style:

Having big parties is not our style.

b) [countable] the way that someone writes or produces music or art

Do you have any trouble with Joyce's writing style?

Sylvia's singing style has been influenced by jazz.

style of:

Picasso's style of painting changed and developed over the years.

2) [uncountable] an attractive or impressive way of behaving or doing something
with style:

I was greeted with great style.

have style:

Greg has a lot of style.

See:
3)
a) [countable/uncountable] the way that something is made or done that is typical of a particular group, time, or place

Julie prefers the Gothic architectural style, while I like Romanesque.

Her painting is influenced by early modernist styles.

style of:

He has the true Italian style of playing.

b) the particular way that clothing is made or designed

The characters were wearing Renaissance style costumes.

style of:

I don't like the style of dresses that are popular now.

in/out of style — fashionable/not fashionable

These shoes have gone out of style, but I like them.


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 styled
to give something a particular shape or style

I 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 have

Marco styles himself as a businessman.

The event was styled an art opening but I saw no art.

Phrasal verbs:

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