{
    "term": "style",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/fl/flowers.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the particular way in which something is done",
            "sensetop": "style of something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a wide range of **musical styles**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They want a wide range of learning resources to suit different **learning styles**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **management style**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a style of management",
                    "contextForm": "style of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "furniture to suit your style of living"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His aggressive **style of play** sometimes gets him in trouble."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I really enjoy playing this **style of music**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **like your style** *(= I like the way you do things)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Caution was **not her style** *(= not the way she usually behaved)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm surprised he rides a motorbike—I'd have thought big cars were **more his style** *(= what suited him)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He adapted his acting style to suit the material."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was dressed in casual style."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The article is written in a conversational style."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pianist had to tailor his style to suit the vocalist's distinctive voice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her style differs from that of many of her contemporaries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a casual style of speech"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an autocratic leadership style"
                },
                {
                    "text": "er inimitable style of humour"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a study of different teaching styles"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["latest", "modern", "new"],
                "… of styles": ["range", "variety"],
                "verb + style": ["have", "develop", "establish"],
                "style + noun": ["sheet"],
                "preposition": ["in style", "in a/​the style"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a particular design of something, especially clothes",
            "labels": "(North American English also)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We stock a wide **variety of styles** and sizes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you thought about having your hair in a shorter style?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a style that was popular in the 1950s"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the quality of being fashionable in the clothes that you wear",
            "sensetop": "in style",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "style-conscious teenagers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some people have no sense of style."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Short skirts are back in style *(= fashionable)*.",
                    "contextForm": "in style"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They still refer to her as a style guru and a trend-setter."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fine", "great", "real"],
                "verb + style": ["have", "ooze", "add"],
                "preposition": ["in style", "with style"],
                "phrases": [
                    "like somebody’s style",
                    "a sense of style",
                    "a touch of style"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the quality of being attractive and made or done to a high standard",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The hotel has been redecorated but it's lost a lot of its style."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This movie is all surface style and no substance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She does everything with style and grace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Long velvet curtains add a touch of style to the main room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The whole house just oozed style."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Whatever she did, she did it with style."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fine", "great", "real"],
                "verb + style": ["have", "ooze", "add"],
                "preposition": ["in style", "with style"],
                "phrases": [
                    "like somebody’s style",
                    "a sense of style",
                    "a touch of style"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the features of a book, painting, building, etc. that make it typical of a particular author, artist, historical period, etc.",
            "sensetop": "style (of something)in the style of somebody/something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a style of architecture",
                    "contextForm": "style (of something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a fine example of Gothic style"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film has a unique visual style."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **developed a** distinctive **style **of painting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a parody written in the style of Molière",
                    "contextForm": "in the style of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The palace was rebuilt in the same style."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were told to write the passage in the style of Hemingway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He attempted to sing the song in the style of Elvis Presley."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The city contains many different styles of architecture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two artists have radically different styles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new houses have been built in a traditional style."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The 16th century house has been renovated and furnished in contemporary style."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He evolved his style of painting while working as a magazine illustrator."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Art", "Literature and writing"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "the correct use of language",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's not considered good style to start a sentence with ‘but’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Please follow **house style** *(= the rules of spelling, etc. used by a particular publishing company)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "having the type of style mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Italian-style gardens"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a buffet-style breakfast"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "the long, thin part of a flower that carries the stigma",
            "labels": "(biology)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to stop somebody from behaving in the way they want to",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She didn’t want me to go with her to the party in case I cramped her style."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in an impressive way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She always celebrates her birthday in style."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He won the championship in great style."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/staɪl/",
                "audio": "st/style/style__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/staɪl/",
                "audio": "st/style/style__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (denoting a stylus, also a literary composition, an official title, or a characteristic manner of literary expression): from Old French stile, from Latin stilus. The verb dates (first in sense (2)) from the early 16th cent."
}