style

style

noun

Definition of STYLE

1

a distinctive way of putting ideas into words <I correctly identified the quotation because I recognized Mark Twain's inimitable style>

Synonyms fashion, locution, manner, mode, phraseology, tone, vein

Related Words address, delivery, elocution; archaism, colloquialism, regionalism; acceptation, connotation, denotation, expression, idiom

2

the means or procedure for doing something <unfortunately, the club president's usual style is to make decisions without asking anyone's advice or approval>

Synonyms approach, fashion, form, how, manner, methodology, recipe, strategy, style, system, tack, tactics, technique, way

Related Words mode, modus operandi; blueprint, design, game, game plan, ground plan, intrigue, layout, line, model, plan, plot, program, route, scheme; expedient, move, shift, step; practice (also practise), process, routine; policy

3

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time <parents who were very relieved when the style for having one's nose pierced faded>

Synonyms buzz, chic, craze, dernier cri, enthusiasm, fashion, flavor, go, hot ticket, last word, latest, mode, rage, sensation, style, ton, trend, vogue

Related Words nine days' wonder (also nine day wonder); new wave; crush, infatuation; fervor, passion; furor, fuss, hullabaloo, to-do, uproar; bandwagon, crusade, cult, movement; novelty, wrinkle; caprice, fancy, whim

Near Antonyms classic, standard