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styling

styling

26 3.7
The way something is made to look attractive or fashionable
  • noun
  • /ˈstaɪlɪŋ/
translation icon : estilismo
  • Many people admire the retro styling of classic cars from the 1960s.
  • styling changes
  • body styling

Examples

  • New-car owners were extremely pleased with the latest styling and technology, but they were also very much aware of its limitations.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Crafted with the distinctive flair and elegant styling... ...women of discriminating taste have come to expect from Russeks furs.

  • I just think the styling of it looks so, so clean.

  • We got our costs under control; we dedicated ourselves to quality; we changed our styling.

    Academic text (1996)
  • But because of the styling, people largely ignored this and gave it a chance.

    Blog text (14)
  • This is a fairly iconic scene for me In terms of the styling of this section.

  • Focus groups appreciated the function of the chair, but rejected its styling.

    Academic text (2005)
  • But what pretty much everyone does agree on is that Prius Prime features noticeably sportier styling than previous Priuses.

  • Completely redesigned and re-engineered, the 1994 Honda Accord brings new levels of safety, styling, performance, and refinement to Honda's sedans.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The styling of her dress was elegant and perfectly suited for the occasion.

Synonyms

design
vsstyling
422 3.3

A pattern or picture used to decorate a surface

is about arranging things to produce an attractive or fashionable appearance
stylishness
vsstyling
1 3.6

A quality of being fashionable and attractive

is the way things are arranged to create a fashionable look
tastefulness
vsstyling
1 4.5

A sense of good style in clothes, design, or manners

is focused on arranging appearance to follow fashion rather than refined taste

Antonyms

16 1.4

A quality of being unpleasant to look at

1 3.5

Being simple and without decoration

How Attractive

styling
26 3.7
plainness
1 3.5

Surface Forms

styling singular
stylings plural

Morphology

styling = style (transparent) = style + ing

A straightforward nominalization from 'style' + '-ing' indicating the manner or design, directly related to the base.

Etymology

Styling comes from the word style, from the Latin stilus meaning 'writing stick'. That original idea of a 'particular way' moved into fashion and design, so styling is the way something is shaped or arranged to look attractive or fashionable.