- style
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 way that sth is done/madeADJECTIVE▪ latest, modern, new▪ classic, classical, old, old-fashioned, period, traditional▪
an old style of management
▪ contemporary▪The house has been renovated and furnished in contemporary style.
▪ characteristic, distinctive, individual, inimitable, original, signature, typical, unique▪her inimitable personal style
▪ personal▪ musical, visual▪ acting, fighting, painting, playing, etc.▪ architectural▪ learning, teaching▪ leadership, management, managerial▪ house▪a chain of bars which has developed its own house style
▪The New York Times house style keeps the apostrophe in for names of decades, e.g. ‘the 80's’.
▪ political▪ literary, narrative, prose, writing▪ elegant, lively▪ flamboyant▪a flamboyant style of dress
▪ formal▪ casual▪She was dressed in casual style.
▪a casual style of speech
▪ conversational▪The article is written in a conversational style.
▪ aggressive▪His aggressive style of play sometimes gets him in trouble.
▪ autocratic▪an autocratic style of leadership
▪ 18th-century, etc.▪ Gothic, Renaissance, etc.… OF STYLES▪ range, variety▪a wide range of musical styles
VERB + STYLE▪ have▪The two artists have radically different styles.
▪ develop, establish, evolve, find, form▪He evolved his style of painting while working as a magazine illustrator.
▪ adapt, adjust, alter, change, modify▪He adapted his acting style to suit the material.
▪ adopt, use▪ copy, emulate, followSTYLE + NOUN▪ sheet (computing)PREPOSITION▪ in style▪very utilitarian in style
▪ in a/the style▪The new houses have been built in a traditional style.
2 good qualityADJECTIVE▪ fine, great, real, terrific (esp. BrE)▪ certainVERB + STYLE▪ have▪He has a certain style.
▪ ooze▪The whole house just oozed style.
▪ add, give sb/sthPREPOSITION▪ in style▪They celebrated in style by popping open a bottle of champagne.
▪to arrive/go out/travel in style
▪ with style▪Whatever she did, she did it with style.
PHRASES▪ like sb's style▪I like your style! It shows real courage.
▪ a sense of style▪his innate sense of style
▪ a touch of style (esp. BrE)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Curtains add a touch of style to the room.
verbStyle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑hair
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
