style

noun

1. (countable, historical, uncountable)Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.

   “Thus while his Thoughts the lingring Day beguile, / To gentle Arcite let us turn our Style; [...]”

2. (countable, uncountable)Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.

   “From Job xix. 24. it appears to have been usual in his day, to write or engrave upon Plates of Lead, which might easily be done with a Pen, or Graver, or Style of Iron, or other hard metal.”

3. (countable, uncountable)Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.

   “Laſt of all fit a Triangular Iron, whoſe angular point being laid to the Center of the Dyal Plane, one ſide muſt agree with the Subſtilar Line, and its other ſide with the Stilar Line; ſo is the Stile made. And this Stile you muſt erect perpendicularly over the Subſtilar Line on the Dyal Plane, and there fix it. Then is your Dyal finiſhed.”

4. (countable, uncountable)Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.

   “The calyx of Theophraſta is a ſmall, permanent perianthium, divided into five obtuſe ſegments, making obtuſe angles alſo with one another: [...] the ſtyle is ſubulated, and ſhorter than the corolla: the ſtigma is acute.”

5. (countable, uncountable)Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
6. (countable, uncountable)Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
7. (countable, uncountable)Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.

   “the anal styles of insects”

8. (broadly, countable, uncountable)A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.

   “May I not vvrite in such a ſtile as this? / In ſuch a method too, and yet not miſs / Mine end, thy good? vvhy may it not be done?”

   “Read Lord Bolingbroke's [book] with great attention, as well as to the ſtyle as to the matter. I wiſh you could form yourſelf ſuch a ſtyle in every language. Style is the dreſs of thoughts, and a well-dreſſed thought, like a well-dreſſed man, appears to great advantage.”

   “The public will naturally expect, that in chuſing a Patron for the Life of Cicero, I should addreſs myſelf to ſome perſon of illuſtrious rank, diſtinguished by his parts and eloquence, and bearing a principal share in the great affairs of the Nation; who, according to the uſual ſtyle of Dedications, might be the proper ſubject of a compariſon with the Hero of my piece.”

   “After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own but his style; facts, scientific discoveries, and every kind of information, may be seized by all; but an author's diction cannot be taken from him.”

   “Methods for more "intelligent" spellchecking as well as for automatic checking of grammar and style are on the way, but they will require the support of electronic dictionaries.”

9. (broadly, countable, uncountable)A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.

   “Near-synonyms: term of address, form of address, title”

   “Monarchs are often addressed with the style of Majesty.”

   “The villagers styled him as my Liege, and this style, once established, was seldom forgone.”

   “One ſtyle to a gracious benefactor, another to a proud, inſulting foe.”

10. (broadly, countable, uncountable)A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
11. (countable, uncountable)A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.

    “[T]here are two distinct styles in history painting; the grand, and the splendid or ornamental. The great style stands alone, and does not require, perhaps does not so well admit, any addition from inferior beauties. The ornamental style also possesses its own peculiar merit. However, though the union of the two may make a sort of composite style, yet that style is likely to be more imperfect than either of those which goes to its composition.”

    “To our English tastes it is unnecessary to advocate the style of [Diego] Velazquez. [...] Sir Joshua [Reynolds], [George] Romney, and [Henry] Raeburn, whether from imitation or instinct, seem powerfully imbued with his style, and some of our own time, even to our landscape painters, seem to possess the same affinity.”

    “This style was sometimes called Palladian from the fact of [Andrea] Palladio having fully developed and absorbed into his own system the styles of his great predecessors of the [Florentine] school, [...]”

    “His style is slow-build rave-up soul; the music, not the lyrics, relates the message.”

12. (countable, uncountable)A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.

    “As a dancer, he has a lot of style.”

    “Backstabbing people is not my style.”

    “Running would feel better than hiding and waiting. It was not her style to hole up in the shadows.”

13. (countable, uncountable)A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
14. (countable, uncountable)A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.

    “applying styles to text in a wordprocessor  Cascading Style Sheets”

    “In today's assignment, you need to: [...] Right justify your heading in 12 point Helvetica font and plain text style.”

    “The concept of creating styles has been around since long before the Web. Desktop publishing programs, such as Adobe InDesign, and even word processing programs, such as Microsoft Word, have long used styles to manage the formatting and editing of text on printed pages.”

15. (countable, uncountable)A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.

    “the house style of the journal”

    “If you have to settle for an expert typist who has not completed recent dissertations for your school, buy two copies of the style manual, one for you and one for the typist.”

    “There are many excellent style manuals, and every good writer should have one or more of these at hand, along with the appropriate formatting instructions for the particular standard beng followed. This book is a how-to survival manual for students, researchers, and family members who need to learn and use APA [American Psychological Association] style and who would like to use some of the tools provided by Microsoft Word.”

verb

1. (transitive)To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style).
2. (formal, transitive)To call or give a name or title to.

   “The pope is styled His or Your Holiness.”

   “[…] Donenald O-Neale, rovvſed out of his lurking holes, in his miſsiue letters vnto the Pope, ſtileth himſelfe King of Vlſter, and in right of inheritance, the vndoubted Heire of all Ireland.”

   “One morning, about a fortnight after I had obtained my liberty, Reldresal, principal secretary (as they style him) for private affairs, came to my house attended only by one servant.”

   “This Fellow, I ſay, ſtiled himſelf a Lawyer, but was indeed a moſt vile Petty-fogger, without Senſe or Knowledge of any Kind; one of thoſe who may be termed Train-bearers to the Law; [...]”

   “But when the proconſul perſiſted in requiring him to ſwear by the fortune of Cæſar, Polycarp ſaid, "Since thou oſtentatiouſly requireſt me to ſwear by what thou ſtyleſt the fortune of Cæſar, as if thou wert ignorant of what I am, hear me boldly ſpeak. I am a Chriſtian; and if thou wouldſt learn what is the doctrine of Chriſtianity, appoint a day, and hear."”

3. (informal, transitive)To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.
4. (US, informal, intransitive)To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.

name

1. (slang)The ship of characters Stan Marsh and Kyle Broflovski from the South Park series.