I.
noun
1 way that sth is done/made
ADJECTIVE
▪ latest , modern , new
▪ classic , classical , old , old-fashioned , period , traditional
▪
an old ~ of management
▪ contemporary
▪
The house has been renovated and furnished in contemporary ~.
▪ characteristic , distinctive , individual , inimitable , original , signature , typical , unique
▪
her inimitable personal ~
▪ personal
▪ musical , visual
▪ acting , fighting , painting , playing , etc.
▪ architectural
▪ learning , teaching
▪ leadership , management , managerial
▪ house
▪
a chain of bars which has developed its own house ~
▪
The New York Times house ~ keeps the apostrophe in for names of decades, e.g. ‘the 80's’.
▪ political
▪ literary , narrative , prose , writing
▪ elegant , lively
▪ flamboyant
▪
a flamboyant ~ of dress
▪ formal
▪ casual
▪
She was dressed in casual ~.
▪
a casual ~ of speech
▪ conversational
▪
The article is written in a conversational ~.
▪ aggressive
▪
His aggressive ~ of play sometimes gets him in trouble.
▪ autocratic
▪
an autocratic ~ of leadership
▪ 18th-century , etc.
▪ Gothic , Renaissance , etc.
… OF STYLES
▪ range , variety
▪
a wide range of musical ~s
VERB + STYLE
▪ have
▪
The two artists have radically different ~s.
▪ develop , establish , evolve , find , form
▪
He evolved his ~ of painting while working as a magazine illustrator.
▪ adapt , adjust , alter , change , modify
▪
He adapted his acting ~ to suit the material.
▪ adopt , use
▪ copy , emulate , follow
STYLE + NOUN
▪ sheet ( computing )
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
very utilitarian in ~
▪ in a/the ~
▪
The new houses have been built in a traditional ~.
2 good quality
ADJECTIVE
▪ fine , great , real , terrific ( esp. BrE )
▪ certain
VERB + STYLE
▪ have
▪
He has a certain ~.
▪ ooze
▪
The whole house just oozed ~.
▪ add , give sb/sth
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
They celebrated in ~ by popping open a bottle of champagne.
▪
to arrive/go out/travel in ~
▪ with ~
▪
Whatever she did, she did it with ~.
PHRASES
▪ like sb's ~
▪
I like your ~! It shows real courage.
▪ a sense of ~
▪
his innate sense of ~
▪ a touch of ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
Curtains add a touch of ~ to the room.
II.
verb
Style is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ hair