style
1
8.0
- noun
- /staɪl/
- Specialized
Examples
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Now, the initial structure is late medieval in style...
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The contrast in teaching style to that of the first teacher is enormous.
Academic text (1999) -
But fortunately, it was rebuilt in the same Victorian style it had always been.
Fiction book (1996) -
Low-key lighting is a style of lighting that attempts to create a chiaroscuro effect.
Academic text (2008) -
Typically, there are three different styles for private real estate, namely core, value-add, and opportunistic.
Academic text (2017) -
The gallery, a U-shaped ranch-style house, was nestled in a grove of oak and palms.
Fiction book (1999) -
The PSI consists of 26 items and measures three dimensions of parenting style: acceptance/involvement, strictness/supervision, and psychological autonomy.
Academic text (2008) -
The flower's reproductive structure consists of a long style that connects the stigma to the ovary.
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Observing the plant, I noticed its style was slender and elegantly supported the flower's bloom.
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In biology, a style refers to the part of the pistil that connects the stigma and the ovary.
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
5
3.7
A file that tells a web page how to look, for example fonts and colors
3
6.3
A type of fashion for clothes or rooms that is very elegant and of the best quality
2
4.9
A way of designing buildings from a certain time or place, for example Gothic
1
5.8
A decorative way of designing rooms and furniture with many small details and rich colors
1
5.3
Art from ancient Greece that uses balance and simple beauty, like statues and temples
- Informal
1
7.3
A pretty, soft look with pastel colors, floral patterns, and playful details
- Specialized
1
6.2
A set of rules for organising how software parts work together, like REST
1
9.4
A 12-month calendar made by Julius Caesar in 46 BC with a leap day every four years
1
7.6
The calendar most countries use today that fixed the Julian calendar's drift
- Specialized
1
8.6
A traditional-looking font like books from long ago with small difference between thick and thin lines
- Formal
1
8.6
A way of writing or speaking that argues strongly and makes people disagree
- Specialized
A simple, elegant style of furniture and paintings from early 1800s Germany and Austria
A style of animation that uses simple shapes, expressive faces, and a playful look
- Literature
A witty, bold way of writing that uses surprising ideas and strong argument
- Slur
A way of dressing with showy clothes and big jewellery often worn by young working-class people
- Slur
A performance style that uses offensive racial stereotypes about Black people
- Archaic
A way of writing that follows strict rules and lacks creative feeling
A style of dress for young girls with small, pretty details like a doll's clothes
- Offensive
A planned killing of someone at close range in a controlled way
- Literature
To give people a lot of information very quickly to overwhelm or confuse them
- Slur
A way of dressing seen as quirky or unfashionable and suggesting someone recently moved from East Asia
- Formal
A system where one person has almost all power and makes decisions alone
- Jargon
A way of dressing with tracksuits and sneakers linked to Eastern European street culture
Thick sideburns that grow down the cheeks and join along the jaw, with no mustache
A type of salmon lightly cured in salt water, usually less salty and sometimes made with sugar
- Specialized
A traditional set of printed letters with small slanted ends and mostly even line thickness
A fixed, simple way of doing creative work that leaves little room for new ideas
A type of English Gothic building style from the 1300s with tall vertical lines, Tudor arches, and fan-shaped ceilings
Surface Forms
Etymology
Style for the thin part of a flower comes from an old root stylus, which meant a small 'pillar' or 'pointed stick'. Think of the flower's style as a little 'pillar' that the pollen travels down to reach the ovary, which explains the botanical meaning.