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== English == === Alternative forms === stile (obsolete) === Etymology === The noun is derived from Middle English stile (“writing tool; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression; demeanour; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”) (compare semantic development to по́черк (póčerk, “handwriting, style”)), from Old French estile, or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument; writing tool; composition; characteristic mode of expression; stem of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to pierce, prick, puncture, stab; to goad”). Doublet of stylus. The verb is derived from the noun. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: stīl, IPA(key): /staɪl/ (pre-l breaking) IPA(key): /staɪ.əl/ Homophones: stile, Styal Rhymes: -aɪl === Noun === style (countable and uncountable, plural styles) Senses relating to a thin, pointed object. (historical) A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen. A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus. The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour. (botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower. Synonym: stylet (surgery) A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration. Synonym: stylet (zoology) A small, thin, pointed body part. Synonym: stylet (entomology) A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region. (by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title. Near-synonyms: term of address, form of address, title A style name. A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace. A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable. (computing) A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics. (printing, publishing) A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces. ==== Alternative forms ==== stile (obsolete) stylee (music, slang) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== stylus ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: staili → Scottish Gaelic: stoidhle → Iban: stail → Japanese: スタイル (sutairu) → Korean: 스타일 (seutail) → Malay: stail → Portuguese: style → Swahili: staili → Tamil: ஸ்டைல் (sṭail) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== substance === Verb === style (third-person singular simple present styles, present participle styling, simple past and past participle styled) (transitive) To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style). (transitive, formal) To call or give a name or title to. Synonyms: designate, dub, name; see also Thesaurus:denominate (transitive, informal) To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy. (intransitive, US, informal) To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style. ==== Alternative forms ==== stile (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === style (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === lyest, tyles, yelts == French == === Alternative forms === stile (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French stile, from Old French estile, borrowed from Latin stilus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stil/ === Noun === style m (plural styles) style (manner of doing something) Synonyms: façon, manière (botany) style (of a flower) fashion, trend, style (colloquial) style (personal comportment) flair (art) style; method characteristic of an artist; artistic manner or characteristic by which an artistic movement may be defined Synonym: genre gnomon, style (needle of a sundial) (dated, historical) stylus, style (implement for writing on tablets) Synonym: stylet complement of jargon particular to a field; style (manner of writing specific to a field or discipline) sort, type; category of things Synonyms: espèce, genre, sorte, type ==== Synonyms ==== (needle of a sundial): aiguille (d'un cadran), gnomon ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: styl → Italian: stile → Polish: styl → Romanian: stil → Serbo-Croatian: stȉl → Turkish: stil === Further reading === “style”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Noun === style vocative singular of stylus == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English stiġel. ==== Noun ==== style alternative form of stile (“stile”) === Etymology 2 === From Medieval Latin stylus. ==== Noun ==== style alternative form of stile (“style”) == Old English == === Noun === stȳle m alternative form of stīele == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstɘ.lɛ/ Rhymes: -ɘlɛ Syllabification: sty‧le === Noun === style m inan accusative plural of styl vocative plural of styl == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English style. Doublet of estilo and esteio. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ajli, -ajlɨ === Adjective === style (invariable) (Brazil, colloquial) stylish Synonym: estiloso === Noun === style m (plural styles) (colloquial) style Synonym: estilo