n.
- a manner of doing something.
▸a way of painting, writing, etc. characteristic of a particular period, person, etc.
- a distinctive appearance, design, or arrangement.
- elegance and sophistication.
- an official or legal title.
- Botany a narrow, typically elongated extension of the ovary, bearing the stigma.
- Zoology (in an invertebrate) a small, slender pointed appendage; a stylet.
- another term for stylus (in sense 2).
v.
- design, make, or arrange in a particular form.
- designate with a particular name, description, or title.
Derivative
- styleless adj.
- stylelessness n.
- styler n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. stile, from L. stilus.