style
/staɪl/noun
उच्चारण स्टाइल
शैली, ढंग; फ़ैशन
Basic word
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[C, U]
the particular way in which something is done; a particular design of something, especially clothes; the quality of being fashionable or elegant; the features of a book, painting, building, that make it typical of a particular writer, artist, period
शैली, ढंग; फ़ैशन
- teaching style
- in style
- a Mughal style of architecture
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- Each writer has a different style, and examiners can often tell them apart.
- The hotel is decorated in traditional Rajasthani style.
- She dresses with style, even on a small budget.
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[T]
to design, make or shape something in a particular way; to give a particular name or title to somebody or something
विशेष ढंग से बनाना
- Her hair was styled for the event.
- The stylist styled his hair before the photo shoot.
- The room was styled to look like a library from the 1950s.
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- The company styled itself the nation's favourite biscuit maker.
¶Idioms 2
cramp sb's style
(informal) to stop sb from behaving in the way they want to
(किसी की) आज़ादी या अंदाज़ में रुकावट डालना
- Having his parents around really cramped his style.
- Strict rules cramp the style of creative people.
(do sth) in style
in an impressive way, often involving spending a lot of money
शान से, ठाठ से
- They celebrated her selection in style.
- Radhika won the final in style.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Keep apart style (a way of doing; fashion) and stile (steps over a fence).
Style (करने का ढंग; फ़ैशन) और stile (बाड़ पार करने की सीढ़ी) को अलग रखिए।
Keep the fashion words: style, fashion, trend, vogue ('in vogue', fashionable), mode, flair.
फ़ैशन के शब्द याद रखिए: style, fashion, trend, vogue ('in vogue', फ़ैशन में), mode, flair।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In style (in an impressive or luxurious way: 'They arrived in style'), cramp sb's style (stop somebody from behaving freely), out of style (not fashionable), not sb's style (not something somebody likes or would do), lifestyle (the way a person lives).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: in style (प्रभावशाली या शानदार ढंग से: 'They arrived in style', ठाठ से), cramp sb's style (किसी को स्वतंत्र व्यवहार करने से रोकना), out of style (फ़ैशन में नहीं), not sb's style (ऐसी चीज़ जो किसी को पसंद नहीं या वह न करे), lifestyle (जीवन-शैली)।
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General knowledge
Literature: writing styles include narrative (telling a story), descriptive, expository (explaining facts) and persuasive (trying to convince).
साहित्य में लेखन शैलियों में narrative (कहानी कहना), descriptive (वर्णनात्मक), expository (तथ्य समझाना) और persuasive (मनाने का प्रयास) शामिल हैं।