📒 the particular way in which something is done
- a wide range of musical styles
- They want a wide range of learning resources to suit different learning styles.
- a management style
📒 a particular design of something, especially clothes
- We stock a wide variety of styles and sizes.
- Have you thought about having your hair in a shorter style?
- a style that was popular in the 1950s
📒 the quality of being fashionable in the clothes that you wear
- style-conscious teenagers
- Some people have no sense of style.
- in style Short skirts are back in style (= fashionable).
📒 the quality of being attractive and made or done to a high standard
- The hotel has been redecorated but it's lost a lot of its style.
- This movie is all surface style and no substance.
- She does everything with style and grace.
📒 the features of a book, painting, building, etc. that make it typical of a particular author, artist, historical period, etc.
- style (of something) a style of architecture
- a fine example of Gothic style
- The film has a unique visual style.
📒 the correct use of language
- It's not considered good style to start a sentence with ‘but’.
- Please follow house style (= the rules of spelling, etc. used by a particular publishing company).
📒 having the type of style mentioned
- Italian-style gardens
- a buffet-style breakfast
📒 the long, thin part of a flower that carries the stigma
📒 to stop somebody from behaving in the way they want to
- She didn’t want me to go with her to the party in case I cramped her style.
📒 in an impressive way
- She always celebrates her birthday in style.
- He won the championship in great style.