adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈstaɪlɪʃ/
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CMU ARPABET:S T AY1 L IH0 SH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chic
Antonyms: unstylish
3
adj
Meaning 3
Having a particular directing style or cinematography.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
being or in accordance with current social fashions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
fashionable clothing
the fashionable side of town
a fashionable cafe
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fashionable
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey
the stylish resort of Gstadd
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fashionable
Antonyms: styleless
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English style Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English stylish From style + -ish.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
стилен
(stilen)
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Bulgarian:
елегантен
(eleganten)
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Chinese Mandarin:
優雅 /优雅
(yōuyǎ)
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Chinese Mandarin:
高雅
(gāoyǎ)
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Czech:
stylový
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Czech:
elegantní
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Dutch:
stijlvol
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Estonian:
maitsekas
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Finnish:
tyylikäs
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
French:
élégant
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
French:
stylé
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Galician:
elegante
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
German:
stilvoll
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
German:
elegant
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
German:
stylisch
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Hungarian:
ízléses
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Hungarian:
elegáns
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Hungarian:
divatos
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Indonesian:
bergaya
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Irish:
galánta
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Latin:
auctor
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Māori:
tōrire
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Plautdietsch:
schekjlich
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Polish:
stylowy
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Portuguese:
estiloso
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Romanian:
elegant
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Romanian:
stilat
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Russian:
стильный
(stilʹnyj)
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Scottish Gaelic:
fasanta
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Spanish:
estiloso
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Spanish:
glaxo
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Spanish:
chingo
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Spanish:
chango
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Tamil:
ஸ்டைலான
(sṭailāṉa)
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
Ukrainian:
сти́льний
(stýlʹnyj)
— having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress