Dictionary definition · style
noun
- how something is done or how it happens"her dignified manner"
- 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"
- a particular kind (as to appearance)"this style of shoe is in demand"
- the popular taste at a given time"leather is the latest vogue"
- (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
- editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
- distinctive and stylish elegance"he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
- a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving"he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus"
- a slender bristlelike or tubular process"a cartilaginous style"
verb
- designate by an identifying term"They styled their nation ‘The Confederate States’"
- make consistent with a certain fashion or style"Style my hair"
- make consistent with certain rules of style"style a manuscript"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).