adj · 2 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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/staɪˈlɪstɪk/
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CMU ARPABET:S T AY0 L IH1 S T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to style, especially to linguistic or literary style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
of or relating to style (especially in the use of language)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
stylistic devices
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English style Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English stylistic From style + -istic.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
estilísticu
— of or pertaining to style
Belarusian:
стылісты́чны
(stylistýčny)
— of or pertaining to style
Bulgarian:
стилистичен
(stilističen)
— of or pertaining to style
Catalan:
estilístic
— of or pertaining to style
Czech:
stylistický
— of or pertaining to style
Danish:
stilistisk
— of or pertaining to style
Dutch:
stilistisch
— of or pertaining to style
Finnish:
stilistinen
— of or pertaining to style
French:
stylistique
— of or pertaining to style
German:
stilistisch
— of or pertaining to style
Greek:
στιλιστικός
(stilistikós)
— of or pertaining to style
Ancient Greek:
λεκτικός
(lektikós)
— of or pertaining to style
Hungarian:
stilisztikai
— of or pertaining to style
Hungarian:
stiláris
— of or pertaining to style
Italian:
stilistico
— of or pertaining to style
Kazakh:
стилистикалық
(stilistikalyq)
— of or pertaining to style
Kazakh:
стильдік
(stildık)
— of or pertaining to style
Latvian:
stilistisks
— of or pertaining to style
Lithuanian:
stilistinis
— of or pertaining to style
Norwegian Bokmål:
stilistisk
— of or pertaining to style
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stilistisk
— of or pertaining to style
Polish:
stylistyczny
— of or pertaining to style
Russian:
стилисти́ческий
(stilistíčeskij)
— of or pertaining to style
Spanish:
estilístico
— of or pertaining to style
Swedish:
stilistisk
— of or pertaining to style
Ukrainian:
стилісти́чний
(stylistýčnyj)
— of or pertaining to style
