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?"

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"

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

Congorism - an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature bythe poet Gongora

device - something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

eloquence, fluency - powerful and effective language

euphuism - any artificially elegant style of language

formulation, expression - the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"

grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, rhetoric - high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

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

self-expression - the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities)

sesquipedality - using long words

terseness - a neatly short and concise expressive style

vein - a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes"

verboseness, verbosity - an expressive style that uses excessive 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

elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste

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"

botany, phytology - 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 Umbebelliferae

stigma - the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

instruction, direction - a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"

tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation

stylet - small needle-like 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"

call, name - assign a specified, proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"

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"

write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"