style
noun
[ stʌɪl ]
• a particular procedure by which something is done; a manner or way.
• "different styles of management"
Similar:
manner,
way,
technique,
method,
methodology,
approach,
system,
mode,
form,
practice,
modus operandi,
MO,
type,
kind,
variety,
sort,
nature,
genre,
vein,
species,
ilk,
vintage,
school,
brand,
quality,
calibre,
kidney,
design,
pattern,
stamp,
model,
cast,
grain,
stripe,
• a distinctive appearance, typically determined by the principles according to which something is designed.
• "the pillars are no exception to the general style"
• fashionable elegance and sophistication.
• "the world-famous hotel attracts guests because of its style and taste"
Similar:
flair,
stylishness,
smartness,
elegance,
grace,
gracefulness,
poise,
polish,
suaveness,
sophistication,
urbanity,
chic,
dash,
finesse,
panache,
elan,
taste,
class,
pizzazz,
ritziness,
oomph,
zing,
comfort,
luxury,
affluence,
wealth,
opulence,
lavishness,
• (in a flower) a narrow, typically elongated extension of the ovary, bearing the stigma.
• (in an invertebrate) a small, slender pointed appendage; a stylet.
• archaic term for stylus (sense 2).
style
verb
• design or make in a particular form.
• designate with a particular name, description, or title.
• "the official is styled principal and vice chancellor of the university"
Similar:
call,
name,
title,
entitle,
dub,
designate,
term,
address,
label,
tag,
christen,
baptize,
nickname,
clepe,
denominate,
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 style (sense 2 of the verb)) from the early 16th century.
-style
suffix
• (forming adjectives and adverbs) in a manner characteristic of.
• "family-style"
in style
• in an impressive, grand, or luxurious way.
• "the opera company's soloists will help launch the appeal in style"
