Marco styles himself as a businessman.
The event was styled an art opening but I saw no art.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
style yourself on something — ˈstyle sth/yourself on sth/sb derived to copy the style, manner or appearance of sb/sth Syn: ↑model • a coffee bar styled on a Parisian cafe • He styled himself on Elvis Presley. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
style something (as) something — style yourself/something/(as) something phrase used for saying that someone describes themselves or something as having qualities they do not have Marco styles himself as a businessman. The event was styled an art opening but I saw no art.… … Useful english dictionary
style — 1 /staIl/ noun 1 WAY OF DOING/MAKING (C) a particular way of doing something, designing something, or producing something, especially one that is typical of a particular period of time or of a particular group of people: Styles of architecture |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
style — style1 W1S2 [staıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(way of doing something)¦ 2¦(somebody s way of behaving)¦ 3¦(art/literature/music)¦ 4¦(fashion/design)¦ 5¦(attractive quality)¦ 6¦(correct writing)¦ 7 in style ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: stilus … Dictionary of contemporary English
style — style1 [ staıl ] noun *** 1. ) count the individual way that someone behaves and does things: Rob has a very different style, relaxed and slow. I really dislike her teaching style. style of: Nancy s style of management is not what I was expecting … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
style — I UK [staɪl] / US noun Word forms style : singular style plural styles *** 1) a) [countable] the individual way that someone behaves and does things Rob has a very different style, relaxed and slow. I really dislike her teaching style. style of:… … English dictionary
style something on something — ˈstyle sth/yourself on sth/sb derived to copy the style, manner or appearance of sb/sth Syn: ↑model • a coffee bar styled on a Parisian cafe • He styled himself on Elvis Presley. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
Style over substance fallacy — Style over substance is a logical fallacy which occurs when one emphasises the way in which the argument is presented, while marginalising (or outright ignoring) the content of the argument. In some cases, the fallacy is employed as a form of ad… … Wikipedia
style something on somebody — ˈstyle sth/yourself on sth/sb derived to copy the style, manner or appearance of sb/sth Syn: ↑model • a coffee bar styled on a Parisian cafe • He styled himself on Elvis Presley. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
Style (fiction) — In fiction, style is the manner in which the author tells the story. Elements of fictionThere is little consensus regarding the number and composition of the fundamental elements of fiction, but style is sometimes included. Among other elements… … Wikipedia
