Style - Definition

n 1: how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified
manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode
of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a
lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" [syn:
manner, mode, style, way, fashion]
2: a way of expressing something (in language or art or music
etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group
of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to
adopt the style of the newspaper" [syn: expressive style,
style]
3: a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is
in demand"
4: the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest
vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style
of their own" [syn: vogue, trend, style]
5: (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the
ovary and the stigma
6: editorial directions to be followed in spelling and
punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
7: distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the
confident dash of a cavalry officer" [syn: dash, elan,
flair, panache, style]
8: a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew
the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" [syn:
stylus, style]
9: a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous
style"
v 1: designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation
`The Confederate States'" [syn: style, title]
2: make consistent with a certain fashion or style; "Style my
hair"; "style the dress"
3: make consistent with certain rules of style; "style a
manuscript"