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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: stīl
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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /staɪl/
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• /staɪ.əl/ pre-l breaking
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• homophone: stile
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• homophone: Styal
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• rhymes with -aɪl
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• CMU ARPABET: S T AY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Blend of Stan + Kyle.

The noun is derived from Middle English stile (“writing tool; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression; demeanour; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”) (compare semantic development to по́черк (póčerk, “handwriting, style”)), from Old French estile, or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument; writing tool; composition; characteristic mode of expression; stem of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to pierce, prick, puncture, stab; to goad”). Doublet of stylus. The verb is derived from the noun. Cognates *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”).

See etymology at stile.

191 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: estil — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Czech: čnělka — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Dutch: stijl — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Esperanto: stiluso — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Finnish: vartalo — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• French: style — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• German: Griffel — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Greek: στύλος (stýlos) — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Hungarian: bibeszál — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Icelandic: stíll — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Irish: stíl — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Italian: stilo — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Japanese: 花柱 (kachū) — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Latvian: irbulis — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Māori: awahae — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Polish: szyjka (słupka) — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Portuguese: estilo — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Romanian: stil — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Spanish: estilo — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Swedish: stift — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Tagalog: patindig — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Thai: ก้านชูเกสรตัวเมีย (gâan-chuu-gee-sɔ̌ɔn-dtuua-miia) — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Ottoman Turkish: ابره (ibre) — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Vietnamese: vòi nhụy — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Welsh: colofnig — stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower
• Portuguese: estilete — small, thin, pointed body part
• Afrikaans: styl — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Arabic: أُسْلُوب (ʔuslūb) — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Bulgarian: стил (stil) — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Czech: styl — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Czech: sloh — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Esperanto: stilo — manner of expression in writing or speech
• German: Stil — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Ancient Greek: τρόπος (trópos) — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Hindi: शैली (śailī) — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Indonesian: gaya — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Korean: 작풍 (jakpung) — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Lithuanian: stilius — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Malay: stail — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Polish: styl — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Portuguese: estilo — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Russian: стиль (stilʹ) — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Russian: слог (slog) — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Slovak: štýl — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Slovak: sloh — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Slovene: stil — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Slovene: slog — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Walloon: stîle — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Welsh: arddull — manner of expression in writing or speech
• Afrikaans: aanspreekvorm — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Bulgarian: титла (titla) — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Czech: oslovení — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Greek: τίτλος (títlos) — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Norwegian: tiltaleform — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Portuguese: tratamento — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Portuguese: forma de tratamento — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Slovak: oslovenie — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Spanish: honorífico — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Spanish: título — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Spanish: tratamiento — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Ottoman Turkish: عنوان (ʼunvan) — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Ottoman Turkish: لقب (lakab) — legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person
• Afrikaans: styl — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Arabic: أُسْلُوب (ʔuslūb) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Armenian: ոճ (oč) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Azerbaijani: səpki — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Belarusian: стыль (stylʹ) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Bulgarian: стил (stil) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Catalan: estil — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Chinese Mandarin: 風格 /风格 (fēnggé) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Chinese Mandarin: 格調 /格调 (gédiào) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Chinese Mandarin: 式樣 /式样 (shìyàng) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Chinese Mandarin: 樣式 /样式 (yàngshì) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Czech: styl — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Czech: sloh — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Dutch: stijl — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Esperanto: stilo — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Finnish: tyyli — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• French: modèle — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Georgian: სტილი (sṭili) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• German: Stil — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Greek: τρόπος (trópos) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Greek: ύφος (ýfos) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Ancient Greek: τρόπος (trópos) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Hebrew: סגנון (signón) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Hindi: शैली (śailī) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Hindi: अंदाज़ (andāz) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Hungarian: stílus — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Ido: stilo — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Indonesian: gaya — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Indonesian: model — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Irish: stíl — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Italian: stile — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Japanese: スタイル (sutairu) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Japanese: やり方 (yarikata) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Japanese: 様式 (yōshiki) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Korean: 스타일 (seutail) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Latin: stilus — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Latin: modus — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Latvian: stils — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Lithuanian: stilius — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Macedonian: стил (stil) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Malay: gaya — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Malay: stail — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Māori: pēwheatanga — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Māori: tāera — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Norwegian: stil — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Persian: سبک (sabk) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Persian: استیل (estil) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Polish: styl — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Portuguese: estilo — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Romanian: stil — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Romanian: fel — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Romanian: gen — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Russian: стиль (stilʹ) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Russian: мане́ра (manéra) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Scottish Gaelic: stoidhle — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Scottish Gaelic: modh — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Serbo-Croatian: сти̏л — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Serbo-Croatian: на́чин — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Serbo-Croatian: stȉl — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Serbo-Croatian: náčin — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Slovak: štýl — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Slovene: stil — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Lower Sorbian: stil — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Spanish: estilo — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Swedish: stil — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Telugu: పద్ధతి (paddhati) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Telugu: తరహా (tarahā) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Telugu: శైలి (śaili) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Thai: รูปแบบ (rûup-bɛ̀ɛp) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Thai: ลีลา (lii-laa) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Thai: สไตล์ (sà-dtai) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Turkish: stil — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Turkish: biçem — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Turkish: üslup — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Ottoman Turkish: طور (tavr, tavır) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Ottoman Turkish: یول (yol) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Ukrainian: стиль (stylʹ) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Urdu: انداز (andāz) — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Uzbek: uslub — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Vietnamese: cách điệu — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Vietnamese: kiểu dáng — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Vietnamese: phong cách — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Walloon: stîle — manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art
• Afrikaans: styl — particular manner of acting or behaving; (''specifically'') one regarded as fashionable or skillful
• Bulgarian: маниер (manier) — particular manner of acting or behaving; (''specifically'') one regarded as fashionable or skillful
• Catalan: estil — particular manner of acting or behaving; (''specifically'') one regarded as fashionable or skillful
• Hindi: शैली (śailī) — particular manner of acting or behaving; (''specifically'') one regarded as fashionable or skillful
• Lithuanian: stilius — particular manner of acting or behaving; (''specifically'') one regarded as fashionable or skillful
• Māori: huatau — particular manner of acting or behaving; (''specifically'') one regarded as fashionable or skillful
• Māori: tōrire — particular manner of acting or behaving; (''specifically'') one regarded as fashionable or skillful
• Māori: tōrirerire — particular manner of acting or behaving; (''specifically'') one regarded as fashionable or skillful
• Portuguese: estilo — particular manner of acting or behaving; (''specifically'') one regarded as fashionable or skillful
• Spanish: estilo — particular manner of acting or behaving; (''specifically'') one regarded as fashionable or skillful
• Afrikaans: styl — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• Arabic: شياكة — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• Bulgarian: стил (stil) — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• Finnish: tyyli — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• Finnish: drip — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• French: style — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• French: flow — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• Hindi: शैली (śailī) — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• Italian: drip — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• Lithuanian: stilius — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• Portuguese: estilo — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• Spanish: estilo — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• Spanish: estilacho (despestive) — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• Swedish: drip — particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable
• Māori: kāhua — visual or other modification to text or elements of a document
• Polish: styl — visual or other modification to text or elements of a document
• Afrikaans: styl — set of rules applied by a publisher to the works it produces
• Portuguese: estilo — set of rules applied by a publisher to the works it produces
• Bulgarian: оформям (oformjam) — to design, make, or arrange in a certain way
• Finnish: suunnitella — to design, make, or arrange in a certain way
• Finnish: muotoilla — to design, make, or arrange in a certain way
• Finnish: laittaa — to design, make, or arrange in a certain way
• Bulgarian: назовавам (nazovavam) — to create a style for someone
• Finnish: stailata — to create a style for someone
• Greek: δημιουργώ (dimiourgó) — to create a style for someone
• Greek: σχεδιάζω (schediázo) — to create a style for someone
• Hungarian: stilizál — to create a style for someone
• Indonesian: gaya — to create a style for someone
• Norwegian: stilisere — to create a style for someone
• Portuguese: estilizar — to create a style for someone
• Spanish: estilizar — to create a style for someone
• Bulgarian: титуловам (titulovam) — to call or give a name or title
• Greek: ονομάζω (onomázo) — to call or give a name or title
• Greek: προσφωνώ (prosfonó) — to call or give a name or title
• Norwegian: tiltale — to call or give a name or title
• Portuguese: tratar por/de — to call or give a name or title