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style  (stl)

n.

1. The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed: a style of speech and writing.

2. The combination of distinctive features of literary or artistic expression, execution, or performance characterizing a particular person, group, school, or era.

3. Sort; type: a style of furniture.

4. A quality of imagination and individuality expressed in one's actions and tastes: does things with style.

5.

a. A comfortable and elegant mode of existence: living in style.

b. A mode of living: the style of the very rich.

6.

a. The fashion of the moment, especially of dress; vogue.

b. A particular fashion: the style of the 1920s. See Synonyms at fashion.

7. A customary manner of presenting printed material, including usage, punctuation, spelling, typography, and arrangement.

8. A form of address; a title.

9.

a. An implement used for etching or engraving.

b. A slender pointed writing instrument used by the ancients on wax tablets.

10. The needle of a phonograph.

11. The gnomon of a sundial.

12. Botany The usually slender part of a pistil, situated between the ovary and the stigma.

13. Zoology A slender, tubular, or bristlelike process: a cartilaginous style.

14. Medicine A surgical probing instrument; a stylet.

15. Obsolete A pen.

tr.v. styled, styl·ing, styles

1. To call or name; designate: George VI styled his brother Duke of Windsor.

2. To make consistent with rules of style: style a manuscript.

3. To give style to: style hair.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin stylus, stilus, spike, pointed instrument used for writing, style; see stylus.]

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styler n.

styling n.

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style [staɪl]

n

1. a form of appearance, design, or production; type or make a new style of house

2. the way in which something is done good or bad style

3. the manner in which something is expressed or performed, considered as separate from its intrinsic content, meaning, etc.

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a distinctive, formal, or characteristic manner of expression in words, music, painting, etc.

5. elegance or refinement of manners, dress, etc.

6. (Clothing & Fashion) prevailing fashion in dress, looks, etc.

7. a fashionable or ostentatious mode of existence to live in style

8. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) the particular mode of orthography, punctuation, design, etc., followed in a book, journal, etc., or in a printing or publishing house

9. Chiefly Brit the distinguishing title or form of address of a person or firm

10. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany the stalk of a carpel, bearing the stigma

11. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology a slender pointed structure, such as the piercing mouthparts of certain insects

12. (Historical Terms) a method of expressing or calculating dates See Old Style, New Style

13. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) another word for stylus [1]

14. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) the arm of a sundial

vb (mainly tr)

1. to design, shape, or tailor to style hair

2. to adapt or make suitable (for)

3. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) to make consistent or correct according to a printing or publishing style

4. to name or call; designate to style a man a fool

5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (intr) to decorate objects using a style or stylus

[from Latin stylus, stilus writing implement, hence characteristics of the writing, style]

stylar  adj

styler  n

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style  (stl)

The slender part of a flower pistil, extending from the ovary to the stigma. The pollen tube grows through the style delivering the pollen nuclei to the ovary. See more at flowerpollination

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	style - 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" fashion, manner, mode, way property - a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" artistic style, idiom - the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" drape - the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt" fit - the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat" form - a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility" life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi - a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes setup - the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here" signature, touch - a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch" wise - a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise" response - the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
	2.	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" expressive style communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" allegory - an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner analysis - the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father' bathos - triteness or triviality of style black humor, black humour - the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect device - something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect eloquence, fluency, smoothness - powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police" euphuism - any artificially elegant style of language flatness - a want of animation or brilliance; "the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style" formulation, expression - the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric - high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language" headlinese - using the abbreviated style of headline writers jargon - specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject journalese - the style in which newspapers are written legalese - a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law manner of speaking, delivery, speech - your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech" music genre, musical genre, musical style, genre - an expressive style of music officialese - the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure pathos - a style that has the power to evoke feelings prose - matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression rhetoric - using language effectively to please or persuade coarseness, saltiness - language or humor that is down-to-earth; "the saltiness of their language was inappropriate"; "self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre" self-expression - the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities) sesquipedality - using long words terseness - a neatly short and concise expressive style turn of expression, turn of phrase - a distinctive spoken or written expression; "John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea" vein - a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes" verboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words literary genre, writing style, genre - a style of expressing yourself in writing poetry - any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
	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?"
	4.	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" vogue, trend appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness, taste - 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" New Look - a style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirt fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior bandwagon - a popular trend that attracts growing support; "when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon"
	5.	style - (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction pistil - the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma stylopodium - an enlargement at the base of the style in some Umbelliferae stigma - the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil corn silk, cornsilk - each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn
	6.	style - editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display instruction, direction - a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
	7.	style - distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" dash, panache, elan, flair elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
	8.	style - a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus" stylus tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
	9.	style - a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style" stylet - small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
Verb	1.	style - designate by an identifying term; "They styled their nation `The Confederate States'" title call, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
	2.	style - make consistent with a certain fashion or style; "Style my hair"; "style the dress" fashion - the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior pompadour - style women's hair in a pompadour create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
	3.	style - make consistent with certain rules of style; "style a manuscript" write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"

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style

noun

1. manner, way, method, approach, technique, custom, mode Our children's different learning styles created many problems.

2. elegance, taste, chic, flair, polish, grace, dash, sophistication, refinement, panache, élan, cosmopolitanism, savoir-faire, smartness, urbanity, stylishness, bon ton (French), fashionableness, dressiness (informal) She has not lost her grace and style.

3. design, form, cut Several styles of hat were available.

4. type, sort, kind, spirit, pattern, variety, appearance, tone, strain, category, characteristic, genre, tenor six scenes in the style of a classical Greek tragedy

5. fashion, trend, mode, vogue, rage The longer length of skirt is the style at the moment.

6. luxury, ease, comfort, elegance, grandeur, affluence, gracious living The £17 million settlement allowed her to live in style to the end.

7. mode of expression, phrasing, turn of phrase, wording, treatment, expression, vein, diction, phraseology The author's style is wonderfully anecdotal.

verb

1. design, cut, tailor, fashion, shape, arrange, adapt classically styled clothes

2. call, name, term, address, label, entitle, dub, designate, christen, denominate people who would like to style themselves as arms dealers

Translations

style [staɪl]

A. N

1. (Mus, Art, Literat) → estilo m
in the style of Mozart → al estilo de Mozart
a building in the neoclassical style → un edificio de estilo neoclásico

2. (= design, model) → estilo m
I want something in that style → quiero algo de ese estilo

3. (= mode) → estilo m
we must change our style of play → debemos cambiar nuestro estilo de juego
the present style of leadership → el estilo actual de liderazgo
management style → estilo m administrativo
style of living → estilo m de vida
in the Italian style → al estilo italiano, a la italiana
that's the style! → ¡así se hace!, ¡muy bien!
this is a lesson in economics, nineties style → ésta es una lección de economía al estilo de los noventa
March 6th, old/new style → 6 de marzo, según el calendario juliano/gregoriano
see also house C

4. (= elegance) → estilo m
there's no style about him → no tiene nada de estilo
to have style → tener estilo
to do sth in style → hacer algo por todo lo alto or a lo grande
they celebrated in style → lo celebraron por todo lo alto or a lo grande
to live in style → vivir por todo lo alto or rodeado de lujo
to travel in style → viajar por todo lo alto
he won in fine style → ganó de manera impecable

5. (= fashion) → moda f
to go out of style [mode of dress] → pasar de moda
they spent money like it was going out of style → gastaban dinero a troche y moche or como si fuera agua
she was drinking vodka like it was going out of style → bebía vodka como si se estuviera acabando el mundo

6. (= way of behaving) → estilo m
I like your style → me gusta tu estilo
that's not her style → eso no es su estilo
see also cramp ¹

7. (also hairstyle) → peinado m

8. (= form of address) → título m

B. VT

1. (frm) (= call, designate) the headmaster is styled "rector" → al director se le llama "rector"
he styles himself "Doctor" → se hace llamar "Doctor"
see also self-styled

2. (= design) [+ clothes, car, model] → diseñar
to style sb's hair → peinar a algn
Jackie's hair was styled by → Jackie ha sido peinada por ...
her hair is styled in a bob → lleva una melena corta

3. (Typ) [+ manuscript] → editar(siguiendo el estilo de la editorial)

C. CPD style book N (Typ) → libro m de estilo
style guru N → gurú mf de la moda
style sheet N (Comput) → hoja f de estilo

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style [ˈstaɪl] n

(= manner) → style m
That's not his style → Ça n'est pas son style.
western styles of education → les modes d'éducation occidentaux

(= design) [clothes, product] → style m
to come in several styles → être disponible en différents modèles
see also hairstyle

(= fashion) → style m
in the latest style → à la dernière mode

(= elegance) → style m
to have style → avoir du style

(literary, artistic, architectural, musical) → style m

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style

n

(Art, Mus, Liter, personal etc) → Stil m; style of painting → Malstil m; the style of his writing → sein Stil m; style of life → Lebensstil m; style of management → Führungsstil m; a poem in the Romantic style → ein Gedicht nt → im Stil der Romantik; he won in fine style → er gewann souverän or überlegen; in his own inimitable style (iro) → in seiner unnachahmlichen Art or Manier, auf die ihm typische Art; that house is not my style → so ein Haus ist nicht mein Stil; hillwalking is not his style → Bergwanderungen liegen ihm nicht; that’s the style (inf) → so ists richtig

(= elegance) → Stil m; the man has (real) style → der Mann hat Klasse or Format; in style → stilvoll; to do things in style → alles im großen Stil tun; to celebrate in style → groß feiern; to get married in style → eine Hochzeit großen Stils or im großen Stil feiern

(= sort, type) → Art f; a new style of house/car etc → ein neuer Haus-/Autotyp etc; just the style of car I like → ein Auto, wie es mir gefällt

(Fashion) → Stil m no pl, → Mode f; (= cut) → Schnitt m; (= hairstyle) → Frisur f; these coats are available in two styles → diese Mäntel gibt es in zwei verschiedenen Schnittarten or Macharten; I want something in that style → ich hätte gern etwas in der Art or in dem Stil; all the latest styles → die neue(ste) Mode, Mode im neue(ste)n Stil; the latest styles in shoes → die neue(ste)n Schuhmoden

(= style of address) → Anrede f; (= title) → Titel m

(Bot) → Griffel m

vt

(= designate) → nennen

(= design) → entwerfen; interior etc → gestalten; hair → stylen; a smartly styled dress → ein elegant geschnittenes Kleid; it is styled for comfort, not elegance → es ist auf Bequemlichkeit und nicht Eleganz zugeschnitten

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style [staɪl] n

a. (gen) → stile m
in the Renaissance style → in stile rinascimentale
that's the style! → così va bene!

b. (of dress) → modello, linea (also hair style) → pettinatura; (more elaborate) → acconciatura
in the latest style → all'ultima moda
something in this style → qualcosa di questo tipo

c. (elegance, of person, car, film) → classe f, stile m
to dress with style → vestire con un certo stile
she has style → ha classe or stile
to live in style → avere un elevato tenore di vita
to do things in style → fare le cose in grande stile

d. (Bot) → stilo

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style [staɪl] n

a. (gen) → stile m
in the Renaissance style → in stile rinascimentale
that's the style! → così va bene!

b. (of dress) → modello, linea (also hair style) → pettinatura; (more elaborate) → acconciatura
in the latest style → all'ultima moda
something in this style → qualcosa di questo tipo

c. (elegance, of person, car, film) → classe f, stile m
to dress with style → vestire con un certo stile
she has style → ha classe or stile
to live in style → avere un elevato tenore di vita
to do things in style → fare le cose in grande stile

d. (Bot) → stilo

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style

n style [stail]

1 a manner or way of doing something, eg writing, speaking, painting, building etc different styles of architecture; What kind of style are you going to have your hair cut in?; a new hairstyle. styl أسْلوب вид styl; účes stil; -stil; frisure der Stil ύφος, τεχνοτροπία, στιλ estilo stiil سبك tyyli style סִגנוֹן ढंग, तरीका, रीति, रंग-ढंग stil, način stílus gaya stíll stile 様式 형식 stilius, fasonas stils gaya stijl stil; mote, fasong styl, fason estilo stil стиль; манера; фасон štýl; účes slog stil stil, frisyr รูปแบบ üslup, tarz, biçim 風格，式樣 стиль; склад طرز یا اسلوب văn phong, phong cách, loại 风格，式样

2 a fashion in clothes etc the latest Paris styles; I don't like the new style of shoe. styl زي، موضَه стил móda stil; -stil der Stil μόδα, σχέδιο moda mood مد muoti, tyyli mode אוֹפנָה फैशन moda, kroj divat, viselet, stílus mode tíska, stæll stile スタイル (복장) 양식 mada, fasonas mode; fasons fesyen mode mote moda, fason estilo modă мода; фасон móda moda stil mode, modell ความนิยม moda 時式 мода, фасон کپڑے کا فیشن thời trang 时式

3 elegance in dress, behaviour etc She certainly has style. styl, elegansie أناقَه елегантност vkus stil; klasse der Stil κομψότητα, στιλ estilo, clase, elegancia stiilitunne, stiil سليقه tyylikkyys chic סְטָייל विशेषता, विशिष्टता otmjenost, profinjenost elegancia, stílus keanggunan stíll, stæll stile, classe 上品さ 우아함 stilius, elegancija stils; elegance bergaya stijl stil styl, szyk classe şic вкус; стиль vkus stil stil stil ความเก๋ไก๋ şıklık, zerafet (服式，舉止)雅緻 елегантність, смак کپڑے اور برتاو وغیرہ کی امتیازی شان nét đặc trưng （服式，举止）雅致

v

1 to arrange (hair) in a certain way I'm going to have my hair cut and styled. stileer يُرَتِّب بطريقَةٍ ما стилирам (коса) udělat účes sætte modisch schneiden χτενίζω marcar, peinar soengusse seadma آرايش كردن مو muotoilla coiffer לְעַצֵב अभिकल्पना करना frizirati megcsináltatja (a haját) menata greiða/leggja hár acconciare, pettinare 整える (머리 등을 어떤) 형식으로 하다 sušukuoti, padaryti šukuoseną ieveidot matus berdandan kappen lage/få ny hårfasong uczesać, ułożyć arranjar a coafa делать причёску urobiť účes modno oblikovati oblikovati frisera ออกแบบ şekil vermek, yapmak 做頭鬆 укладати مخصوص طرز دینا tạo mẫu, tạo dáng 做头发

2 to design in a certain style These chairs/clothes are styled for comfort. ontwerp يُصَمِّم بأسلوبٍ ما оформям tvarovat; uzpůsobit designe; formgive entwerfen σχεδιάζω concebir; diseñar kujundama, disainima طراحي كردن suunnitella créer עִיצוּב नाम रखना, की संज्ञा देना oblikovati formatervez merancang hanna disegnare, progettare デザインする (웃 등을 어떤) 형태로 디자인하다 sumodeliuoti, suprojektuoti konstruēts; izveidots direka ontwerpen tegne, gi stilpreg modelować, projektować criar a crea конструировать navrhnúť oblikovati stilizovati designa, formge ออกแบบ belli bir modele göre tasarımlamak 設計 створювати дизайн نءے طرز کا بنانا thiết kế theo một phong cách nào đó 设计

adj stylish

elegant or fashionable stylish clothes/furniture. stylvol أنيق، على الطِّراز стилен elegantní, módní stilfuld; elegant elegant κομψός con estilo, elegante; a la moda stiilne مد روز tyylikäs élégant; à la mode אוֹפנָתִי फैशनेबुल, बना-ठनासुरूचिपूर्ण, सजीला, तरहदार po modi, elegantan elegáns anggun tískulegur elegante; alla moda しゃれた 유행의, 멋진 stilingas moderns; elegants bergaya modieus fiks, stilig szykowny elegante elegant, la modă стильный; модный elegantný, módny eleganten, moden stilski moderiktig, stilfull นำสมัย şık, modaya uygun 雅緻的，時髦的 модний, елегантний فیشن ایبل đặc sắc, hợp thời trang 雅致的，时髦的

adv stylishly

stylvol بأناقَه، على الطِّراز стилно elegantně stilfuldt; elegant elegant κομψά con estilo, elegantemente; a la moda stiilselt زيبا tyylikkäästi élégamment עַל פִּי הַאוֹפנָה फैशनेपूर्वक, सुरूचिपूर्णता से elegantno, ukusno divatosan, elegánsan secara anggun tískulega elegantemente いきに 우아하게, 멋지게 stilingai moderni; eleganti dengan bergaya modieus stilig, smart elegancko elegantemente (în mod) elegant стильно; модно elegantne, módne elegantno, modno stilski moderiktigt, stilfullt อย่างนำสมัย modaya uygun şekilde 時髦地 модно, стильно امتیازی شان سے đặc sắc, hợp thời trang 时髦地

n stylishness

stylvolheid أناقَه، اللباس على الطِّراز الراقي стилност elegance stilfuldhed; elegance die Eleganz κομψότητα estilo, elegancia stiilsus زيبايي tyylikkyys élégance אוֹפנָה फैशनीयता, सुरूचिपूर्णता ukusnost, elegancija elegancia keanggunan það að vera skv. tísku eleganza スマートさ 멋짐 stilingumas modernums; elegance penuh gaya modieusheid det å være fiks/smart elegancja elegância eleganţă элегантность elegancia eleganca, modnost stilizovanost moderiktighet, stilfullhet ความนำสมัย modaya uygunluk 漂亮 елегантність امتیازی شان nét đặc sắc, sự hợp thời trang 漂亮

n stylist

a person who arranges or designs a style especially in hairdressing a hair-stylist. stileerder, stilis مُصَمِّم أزياء أو مُصَفِّف شَعْر مُبْتَكِر стилист kadeřník, -ice stylist; frisør der/die Modeschöpfer(in) κομμωτής, στιλίστας estilista, peluquero kujundaja, juuksur طراح مد؛آرايشگر muotoilija coiffeur/-euse מְעַצֵב शैलीकार, अभिकल्पक stilist, frizer stiliszta penata (tísku)hönnuður; hárgreiðslumeistari stilista parrucchiere alla moda デザイナー (머리 등의) 디자이너 modeliuotojas, kirpėjas modelētājs penggaya vormgever, kapper formgiver, frisør fryzjer estilista hair-stylist стилист; модельер kaderník, -čka, štylista modni oblikovalec stilista []konstnär, stylist นักออกแบบ stilist 設計新花樣者(尤指發式) стиліст صاحب طرز یا صاحب اسلوب nhà tạo mẫu 设计新花样者（尤指发式）

in style

in a luxurious, elegant way without worrying about the expense The bride arrived at the church in style, in a horse-drawn carriage. in styl في تَرَفٍ ورَفاهِيَه със стил ve vší nádheře med stil stilvoll με κάθε επισημότητα, μεγαλοπρεπώς con todo lujo, con pompa luksuslikult, ðikilt پرشكوه؛آبرومندانه loisteliaasti en grande pompe בְּהִידוּר शानदार ढंग से sa stilom, na lijep, dostojan način stílusosan dengan megah á glæsilegan hátt, með viðhöfn (in grande stile) 豪華に 화려하게 prašmatniai grezni; lepni; plaši dengan megah in stijl med stil, i stor stil z pompą em beleza cu mult fast с шиком honosne, v plnej nádhere v velikem slogu sa stilom stilfullt ตามสมัย gösterişli şekilde 豪華 з шиком ایک خاص امتیازی شان سے theo một cách sang trọng và lịch sự 豪华

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style → لِباس styl stil Stil στυλ estilo tyyli style stil stile スタイル 스타일 stijl stil styl estilo стиль stil ความมีรสนิยม การออกแบบ stil kiểu 风格