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stylization

stylization

1 6.8
Representation of something using a particular style instead of a realistic look
  • noun
  • /ˌstaɪləˈzeɪʃən/
translation icon : estilización
  • The film's stylization adds a unique charm, making the story feel like a vibrant animated tale.
  • parodic stylization

Examples

  • Notions of social role-playing have now inspired the hyper-stylization of Joe Wright's take on Tolstoy's classic Anna Karenina.

    Blog text (11)
  • In The Last Instructions, the poet also employs the technique that Bakhtin calls stylization.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The more immediate treatment of the June painting has been replaced by greater stylization of line and color in November and December.

    Academic text (1993)
  • And I was thinking about a stylization of performance, which I was considering putting into naturalistic locations.

    Blog text (29)
  • The elegy on Douglas is the poem's best example of stylization.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The design, probably created by Afewerq Mengesha, exhibits intentional stylization with exaggerated size of the eyes.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Guro masks such as this one exemplify the stylization and the delicacy of form and surface treatment of Guro aesthetics that made African art significant.

    Academic text (2004)
  • This is Diego Rivera, who developed a kind of neo primitive style evoking Mayan reliefs in their flatness and stylization and used it in large frescoes.

  • The artist's stylization of the landscape transformed the way we perceive nature in his work.

  • In fashion design, stylization involves creating garments that emphasize a specific aesthetic rather than realism.

Synonyms

styling
vsstylization
26 3.7

The way something is made to look attractive or fashionable

applies a chosen nonrealistic representation rather than focusing on fashion
depiction
vsstylization
25 4.4

A description using words that shows what something is like

chooses a distinctive representational style rather than aiming just for vivid realism
abstraction
vsstylization
6 8.0

A painting that uses shapes and colors instead of realistic pictures

chooses a particular nonrealistic presentation rather than focusing only on abstract qualities
schematism
vsstylization
9.1

A way of showing something using simple diagrams or shapes

uses a chosen nonrealistic way of showing subjects rather than pure simplification
figuration
vsstylization
7.9

Showing an idea using pictures or symbols in art and writing

prefers a distinct presentational style rather than mainly using symbols or allegory
denaturalization
vsstylization
8.8

Making something lose its natural quality so it looks fake

applies a deliberate stylistic treatment rather than merely causing artificial appearance
pictorialism
vsstylization
8.4

A focus on how things look rather than their deeper meaning

focuses on a specific representational style instead of only enhancing image appearance

How Stylized

caricature
49 5.5
stylization
1 6.8
abstraction
6 8.0
realism
38 4.5

Surface Forms

stylization singular
stylizations plural

Morphology

stylization = stylize (transparent) = style + ize + ation

Built from 'style' -> 'stylize' + the productive nominalizing suffix '-ation', so the process meaning is predictable from the components.

Etymology

Stylization comes from the word style, which itself comes from the old word stylus meaning 'writing tool'. So to stylize something is to give it a particular 'style' or way of looking on purpose, rather than showing it exactly as it appears.