All style synonyms
style
S s noun style
- ornateness β elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- by-name β a secondary name; cognomen; surname.
- language β a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
- glamour β the quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting, especially by a combination of charm and good looks.
- conventionalism β advocacy of or conformity to that which is established
- architecture β Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.
- lushness β (of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.
- calligraphy β Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
- hairstyle β a style of cutting, arranging, or combing the hair; hairdo; coiffure.
- courtliness β polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners.
- impulsion β the act of impelling, driving onward, or pushing.
- glitz β ostentatious glitter or sophistication: a cocktail lounge noted for its glitz.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- compellation β appellation
- make β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- by-word β a word or phrase associated with some person or thing; a characteristic expression, typical greeting, or the like.
- langue β the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- namesake β a person named after another.
- nature β has the X nature
- worldliness β of or relating to this world as contrasted with heaven, spiritual life, etc.; earthly; mundane.
- idiom β an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head, or from the general grammatical rules of a language, as the table round for the round table, and that is not a constituent of a larger expression of like characteristics.
- handwriting β writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
- aplomb β If you do something with aplomb, you do it with confidence in a relaxed way.
- beauty β Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful.
- habit β an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
- folkway β A custom or belief common to members of a society or culture.
- approach β When you approach something, you get closer to it.
- glamor β the quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting, especially by a combination of charm and good looks.
- lingua franca β any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
- composition β When you talk about the composition of something, you are referring to the way in which its various parts are put together and arranged.
- cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- flamboyance β strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- mien β air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.: a man of noble mien.
- cast β The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
- crasis β the fusion or contraction of two adjacent vowels into one
- luxuriousness β characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel.
- folkways β The traditional behavior or way of life of a particular community or group of people.
- genus β Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- genre β a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like: the genre of epic poetry; the genre of symphonic music.
- livery β a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
verb style
- individuate β to form into an individual or distinct entity.
- call β a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
- dub β to furnish (a film or tape) with a new sound track, as one recorded in the language of the country of import.
- characterize β If something is characterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is an obvious part of it.
- edit β to supervise or direct the preparation of (a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); serve as editor of; direct the editorial policies of.
- describe β If you describe a person, object, event, or situation, you say what they are like or what happened.
- mold β loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
- name β a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning βgood news,β comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
- made to order β made in accordance with an individual's specifications or requirements: a made-to-order suit. Compare ready-to-wear.
- godparent β a godfather or godmother.