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style

203 3.0
A set of rules for writing and presenting text
  • noun
  • /staɪl/
translation icon : estilo
  • Make sure to follow the correct style when formatting your report for publication.
  • writing style
  • style and content
  • style and rhetoric

Or we can do like FAQ style, not FAQ Q&A; style.

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Examples

  • Doing so under an individual with this leadership style is often difficult or even impossible at times.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Research regarding the relationship between parenting style and learned resourcefulness is scarce in Turkish literature.

    Academic text (2008)
  • OK, a few words about the style of this class.

  • I spoke at a political meeting recently, and The New York Times put it in the style section.

  • So choose a consistent style and stick with it.

  • What are the engineering students' opinions on the teaching style used in the mathematics courses?

    Academic text (2013)
  • Your best chance of publication involves reading several issues, studying the style, and following its guidelines.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Culturally based differences in methods and styles of teaching may affect communication in the classroom.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The VBA code was written in a terse, straight-ahead style that was fairly easy to follow.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The novel is also emblematic of the fragmentary narrative style for which many of Khoury's novels are known.

    Academic text (2017)

Idioms

51 2.9

Like what is fashionable now

1 7.8

Make someone feel they cannot act freely or be themselves

Compounds

13 3.4

The way a person uses words and sentences to share ideas on paper or screen

A way of dressing and looking that is attractive and shows your taste

A way a person manages and works with a team

A way of making music with its own sounds and rules

style sheet
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A file that tells a web page how to look, for example fonts and colors

A strong, competitive way of behaving or performing

1 6.3

A type of fashion for clothes or rooms that is very elegant and of the best quality

old style
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A traditional-looking font like books from long ago with small difference between thick and thin lines

Like things from the countryside in look, taste, or style

A way of designing buildings from a certain time or place, for example Gothic

Art from ancient Greece that uses balance and simple beauty, like statues and temples

A particular way an artist makes and shows art

A way of designing buildings with common features like Gothic or modern

A decorative way of designing rooms and furniture with many small details and rich colors

Biedermeier style
  • Specialized
9.9

A simple, elegant style of furniture and paintings from early 1800s Germany and Austria

A hairstyle with hair dyed blue often chosen for a creative look

9.9

A formal way of writing legal rules using very exact words

boofy style
  • Informal
9.9

A bold way of dressing or speaking that gets attention

A house style like a small house with one floor, a low roof, and a wide porch

A shirt whose collar has buttons that keep it in place

A style of animation that uses simple shapes, expressive faces, and a playful look

Chesterbelloc style
  • Literature
9.9

A witty, bold way of writing that uses surprising ideas and strong argument

9.9

A way of dressing with showy clothes and big jewellery often worn by young working-class people

9.9

A Mexican-American urban fashion with baggy clothes, bandanas, and tattoos

A confusing, messy way of working that causes mistakes

9.9

A performance style that uses offensive racial stereotypes about Black people

9.9

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

A way of dressing or acting people think is like women's style

architectural style
  • Specialized
6.2

A set of rules for organising how software parts work together, like REST

One person makes all important decisions without asking others

9.8

A planned killing of someone at close range in a controlled way

9.9

An offensive label for showy or feminine clothing aimed at gay men

A way someone shows ideas and feelings in art, music, or writing

firehosing style
  • Literature
9.9

To give people a lot of information very quickly to overwhelm or confuse them

9.9

A way of dressing seen as quirky or unfashionable and suggesting someone recently moved from East Asia

Memphibian style
  • Neologism
9.9

A style that uses ideas from Memphis music, art, and fashion

A system where one person has almost all power and makes decisions alone

9.9

A style that copies loud American clothes, food or decoration

girlie style
  • Informal
7.3

A pretty, soft look with pastel colors, floral patterns, and playful details

glamazon style
  • Informal
8.7

A bold, very stylish way of dressing and looking that shows confidence

gopnik style
  • Jargon
9.9

A way of dressing with tracksuits and sneakers linked to Eastern European street culture

A way of cutting or arranging hair to change your look

A loose top or dress with a strap around the neck and a baggy shape

A way of dressing that uses men's clothes, like loose jackets and straight pants

Thick sideburns that grow down the cheeks and join along the jaw, with no mustache

The calendar most countries use today that fixed the Julian calendar's drift

A type of salmon lightly cured in salt water, usually less salty and sometimes made with sugar

A fashion look that mixes past styles with eco-friendly materials

A way of dressing that uses classic men's clothes and haircuts

old style font
  • Specialized
6.9

A traditional set of printed letters with small slanted ends and mostly even line thickness

A 12-month calendar made by Julius Caesar in 46 BC with a leap day every four years

A fixed, simple way of doing creative work that leaves little room for new ideas

Cooked flat and round on a hot surface like a pancake

A type of English Gothic building style from the 1300s with tall vertical lines, Tudor arches, and fan-shaped ceilings

permastubble style
  • Neologism
8.9

A short, even stubble that a person keeps all the time

8.6

A way of writing or speaking that argues strongly and makes people disagree

supernacular style
  • Neologism
9.9

A way of doing something that is much better than normal

A particular way of swimming, like freestyle or breaststroke

tranime style
  • Jargon
9.6

An art style that mixes Japanese anime and Western cartoons

A way of dancing with unique movements and steps

A way of taking pictures that shows natural, unplanned moments

9.9

A gentle, not aggressive way of dressing and acting that some men choose

A document listing rules for writers and editors to prepare text for publication

A very sweet old-fashioned style that feels too cute and not natural

How Strict

requirement
687 2.0
rule
1.0
standard
675 2.7
style
203 3.0
guideline
344 3.1
suggestion
759 1.4
preference
35 3.2

Surface Forms

style singular
styles plural

Etymology

Style meaning a set of rules for writing comes from the idea of a writing tool, the stylus, which made a person's own way of writing. So a 'style' guide is simply the rules for that particular 'way' of writing or presenting text.