style

A2 Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /ˈstaɪl/ UK /staɪl/ See IPA manual

Homophones

stile /ˈstaɪl/

Freq #1764

Meanings

1

noun
A particular way of doing, making, or expressing something.

I love her writing style.
2

noun
A type or design of something, especially clothes or objects.

This style of shoe is very popular this year.
3

noun
An attractive and fashionable way of doing or wearing things.

She always dresses with great style.
4

verb
To design or arrange something, such as hair or clothes.

A professional stylist will style her hair for the show.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 noun · a particular way of doing,... expressive style

3 noun · an attractive and... elegance

Word family

Forms stiledstyledstylesstyling

Derived forms acanthostyleanterostyleantistylebarney-stylebodystylecafeteria-stylechicago-stylechipstylecounterstylecyberstylecyclostyledeathstyle

Related forms stylus substance

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Phrases (3)

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Idioms (1)

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cramp someone's style
to limit someone's freedom to behave or express themselves in their usual way

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English stile, stel, stele, stiel, stiele, stil, still, stille, styele, style, styill, styll, styyl (“writing tool, stylus; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression, particularly one regarded as high quality; demeanour, manner, way of life; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”) (compare semantic development to по́черк (póčerk, “handwriting, style”)), from Old French style, estile, stil, stile (modern French style), or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument, pale, spike, stake; writing to…

stile Middle English style Old French stylus la-med stilus Latin *(s)teyg- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Clothing & Appearance

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# style

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈstaɪl/
**IPA (UK):** /staɪl/
**Frequency rank:** 1764

## Meanings
1. A particular way of doing, making, or expressing something.
2. A type or design of something, especially clothes or objects.
3. An attractive and fashionable way of doing or wearing things.
4. To design or arrange something, such as hair or clothes.

## Examples
- I love her writing style.
- This style of shoe is very popular this year.
- She always dresses with great style.
- A professional stylist will style her hair for the show.

## Derived Forms
- acanthostyle
- anterostyle
- antistyle
- barney-style
- bodystyle
- cafeteria-style
- chicago-style
- chipstyle
- counterstyle
- cyberstyle
- cyclostyle
- deathstyle

## Related Forms
- stylus
- substance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stile
- Root: style
- Root: stylus
- Root: stilus
- Root: *(s)teyg-

## Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English stile, stel, stele, stiel, stiele, stil, still, stille, styele, style, styill, styll, styyl (“writing tool, stylus; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression, particularly one regarded as high quality; demeanour, manner, way of life; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”) (compare semantic development to по́черк (póčerk, “handwriting, style”)), from Old French style, estile, stil, stile (modern French style), or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument, pale, spike, stake; writing to…

## AI Etymology
Style The noun is derived from Middle English stile, stel, stele, stiel, stiele, stil, still, stille, styele, style, styill, styll, styyl (“writing tool, stylus; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression, particularly one regarded as high quality; demeanour, manner, way of life; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”) (compare semantic development to по́черк (póčerk, “handwriting, style”)), from Old French style, estile, stil, stile (modern French style), or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument, pale, spike, stake; writing to.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance

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