Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun style
9 senses of style
Sense 1
manner, mode, style, way, fashion -- (how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion")
=> property -- (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles")
Sense 2
expressive style, style -- (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")
=> communication -- (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
Sense 3
style -- (a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand")
=> kind, sort, form, variety -- (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?")
Sense 4
vogue, trend, style -- (the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own")
=> taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness -- (delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste")
Sense 5
style -- ((botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma)
=> reproductive structure -- (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)
Sense 6
style -- (editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display)
=> direction, instruction -- (a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them")
Sense 7
dash, elan, flair, panache, style -- (distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer")
=> elegance -- (a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility")
Sense 8
stylus, style -- (a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus")
=> tool -- (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)
Sense 9
style -- (a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style")
=> process, outgrowth, appendage -- (a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb style
3 senses of style
Sense 1
style, title -- (designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'")
=> name, call -- (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader")
Sense 2
style -- (make consistent with a certain fashion or style; "Style my hair"; "style the dress")
=> make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")
Sense 3
style -- (make consistent with certain rules of style; "style a manuscript")
=> write -- (communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week")