style

English

/staɪl/

noun
Definitions
  • (by extension from sense 1.1) A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good.
  • A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stile derived from Old French style derived from Latin stylus (stylus), stilus (stylus, pale, spike, act of setting down in writing, composition, stem of a plant, characteristic mode of expression, style, pointed instrument, stake, writing tool) derived from Proto-Indo-European *steyg- (pierce, prick, goad, puncture, stab, be sharp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*steyg-

Gloss

pierce, prick, goad, puncture, stab, be sharp

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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