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style
English
Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English stile, stel, stele, stiel, stiele, stil, still, stille, styele, style, styill, styll, styyl (“writing tool, stylus; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression, particularly one regarded as high quality; demeanour, manner, way of life; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”), from Old French style, estile, stil, stile (modern French style), or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument, pale, spike, stake; writing tool, stylus; act of setting down in writing, composition; characteristic mode of expression, style; stem of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to pierce, prick, puncture, stab; to goad”). Doublet of stylus.
The English word is cognate with Catalan estil (“engraving tool, stylus; gnomon; manner of doing something, style; fashionable skill, grace”), German Stiel (“handle; stalk”), Italian stilo (“needle, stylus; fountain pen; beam; gnomon; part of pistil, style”), Occitan estil, Portuguese estilo (“writing tool, stylus; manner of doing something, style”), Spanish estilo (“writing tool, stylus; manner of doing something, style; fashionable skill, grace; part of pistil, style”).
The verb is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: st?l, IPA(key): /sta?l/
- Homophone: stile
- Rhymes: -a?l
Noun
style (countable and uncountable, plural styles)
- Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
- (historical) A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen.
- A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus.
- The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour.
- (botany) The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower.
- Synonym: stylet
- (surgery) A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration.
- Synonym: stylet
- (zoology) A small, thin, pointed body part.
- Synonym: stylet
- (entomology) A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region.
- (historical) A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen.
- (by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
- A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title.
- A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title.
- A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.
- A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace.
- A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable.
- (computing) A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics.
- (printing, publishing) A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces.
- A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace.
Alternative forms
- stile (obsolete)
- stylee (music, slang)
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????
- ? Korean: ??? (seutail)
Related terms
- stylus
Translations
See also
- substance
Verb
style (third-person singular simple present styles, present participle styling, simple past and past participle styled)
- (transitive) To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style)
- (transitive, formal) To call or give a name or title to.
- Synonyms: designate, dub, name; see also Thesaurus:denominate
- (transitive, informal) To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy.
- (intransitive, US, informal) To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style.
Conjugation
Alternative forms
- stile (obsolete)
Derived terms
Translations
References
Further reading
- style (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- lyest, tyles
French
Alternative forms
- stile (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French stile, from Old French estile, borrowed from Latin stilus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stil/
Noun
style m (plural styles)
- style (manner of doing something)
- (botany) style (of a flower)
- fashion, trend, style
- (colloquial) style (personal comportment)
- flair
- (art) style; method characteristic of an artist; artistic manner or characteristic by which an artistic movement may be defined
- gnomon, style (needle of a sundial)
- (dated, historical) stylus, style (implement for writing on tablets)
- complement of jargon particular to a field; style (manner of writing specific to a field or discipline)
- sort, type; category of things
Synonyms
- (manner of doing): façon, manière
- (artistic characteristic): genre
- (needle of a sundial): aiguille (d'un cadran), gnomon
- (stylus): stylet
- (category): espèce, genre, sorte, type
Derived terms
Further reading
- “style” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English sti?el.
Noun
style
- Alternative form of stile (“stile”)
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin stylus.
Noun
style
- Alternative form of stile (“style”)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st?.l?/
Noun
style
- plural of styl
- accusative plural of styl
- vocative plural of styl
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English style.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /is.?taj.li/, /?staj.li/, /i?.?taj.li/
Adjective
style (invariable, comparable)
- (Brazil, slang) stylish
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empower
English
Alternative forms
- empowre (archaic)
- impower (archaic)
- impowre (obsolete)
Etymology
em- +? power
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a??(?)
- Rhymes: -a??(?)
Verb
empower (third-person singular simple present empowers, present participle empowering, simple past and past participle empowered)
- (transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
- (transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
- John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations.
Synonyms
- (give permission to): allow, let, permit
- (give confidence to): inspire
Antonyms
- (give permission to): ban, bar, forbid, prohibit
- (give confidence to): disempower, dishearten, disspirit
Derived terms
- empowerment
Translations
Anagrams
- empowre
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- what empowers you to be your best self
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- what empowers you as a woman
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