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styl·ish

 (stī′lĭsh)
adj.
Conforming to the current fashion; modish. See Synonyms at fashionable.

styl′ish·ly adv.
styl′ish·ness n.
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stylish

(ˈstaɪlɪʃ)
adj
(Clothing & Fashion) having style; smart; fashionable
ˈstylishly adv
ˈstylishness n
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styl•ish

(ˈstaɪ lɪʃ)

adj.
conforming to the current style or fashion; smart or chic.
[1775–85]
styl′ish•ly, adv.
styl′ish•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.stylish - having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dressstylish - having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress; "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd"
styleless, unstylish - lacking in style or elegance; "a styleless way of dressing"; "expensive but styleless country tweeds"; "wearing unstylish clothes"
2.stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"
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stylish

adjective smart, chic, polished, fashionable, trendy (Brit. informal), classy (slang), in fashion, snappy, in vogue, dapper, natty (informal), snazzy (informal), modish, well turned-out, dressy (informal), à la mode, voguish a very attractive and stylish woman of 27
shabby, scruffy, unfashionable, old-fashioned, out-of-date, tacky, naff (Brit. slang), tawdry, outmoded, passé, slovenly, unhip (slang), unstylish, untrendy (Brit. informal), badly-tailored
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stylish

adjective
Being or in accordance with the current fashion:
Informal: classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy.
Slang: with-it.
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Translations
أنيق، على الطِّراز
elegantnímódní
elegantstilfuld
maitsekas
tyylikäs
tískulegur
stijlvol

stylish

[ˈstaɪlɪʃ] ADJ [performance] → elegante; [clothes, car, décor, area] (= elegant) → elegante; (= modern) → moderno
she's a stylish dresser (= elegant) → viste con elegancia or con estilo; (= fashionable) → siempre va vestida muy a la moda
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stylish

[ˈstaɪlɪʃ] adj [person, appearance, design] → élégant(e); [restaurant] → sophistiqué(e)
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stylish

adj
(= elegant)stylish; car, hotel also, districtvornehm; furnishings, film, performer, designstilvoll; performancekunstvoll; weddinggroßen Stils; way of lifegroßartig, im großen Stil
(= fashionable) clothesmodisch
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stylish

[ˈstaɪlɪʃ] adj (person) → di classe; (car, district, furniture) → elegante; (film) → raffinato/a
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style

(stail) noun
1. a manner or way of doing something, eg writing, speaking, painting, building etc. different styles of architecture; What kind of style are you going to have your hair cut in?; a new hairstyle.
2. a fashion in clothes etc. the latest Paris styles; I don't like the new style of shoe.
3. elegance in dress, behaviour etc. She certainly has style.
verb
1. to arrange (hair) in a certain way. I'm going to have my hair cut and styled.
2. to design in a certain style. These chairs/clothes are styled for comfort.
ˈstylish adjective
elegant or fashionable. stylish clothes/furniture.
ˈstylishly adverb
ˈstylishness noun
ˈstylist noun
a person who arranges or designs a style especially in hairdressing. a hair-stylist.
in style
in a luxurious, elegant way without worrying about the expense. The bride arrived at the church in style, in a horse-drawn carriage.
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References in classic literature ?
I had been driven with a check-rein by the dealer, and I hated it worse than anything else; but in this place we were reined far tighter, the coachman and his master thinking we looked more stylish so.
Jekyll was no exception; and as he now sat on the opposite side of the fire--a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a stylish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness--you could see by his looks that he cherished for Mr.
A rather slight dark- haired young man was entering the bar, with a very stylish pretty woman at his side.
At the corner of the pavement, in a short, stylish overcoat and a low-crowned fashionable hat, jauntily askew, with a smile that showed a gleam of white teeth and red lips, stood Stepan Arkadyevitch, radiant, young, and beaming.
"Yes, sir, as hard as they can talk, and Miss Rose don't seem to know what to do, for the things are ever so stylish, and she looks elegant in 'em; though I like her best in the old ones," answered Phebe.
She wanted an excellent and stylish fit, she told the young fellow who served her, and she did not mind the difference of a dollar or two more in the price so long as she got what she desired.
The fellow was exceedingly grateful, for had he lost that ninth life it would have been the end of him; so he begged permission to furnish me with the stylish costume I now wear.
Five minutes later, Tom Thurston entered, and Julia Monson came down to receive HIM, her pique not interfering, and it being rather stylish to be disengaged on the morning of the day when the household was in all the confusion of a premeditated rout.
At the same time she was simpler in manner than most of the ladies present, and many people (as he heard afterward from Janey) were disappointed that her appearance was not more "stylish" --for stylishness was what New York most valued.
He was preceded by a bodyguard of gentlemen on horseback in showy uniforms, his carriage-horses (there appeared to be somewhere in the remote neighborhood of a thousand of them,) were bestridden by gallant-looking fellows, also in stylish uniforms, and after the carriage followed another detachment of bodyguards.
The old count had money enough that year, as all his estates had been remortgaged, and so Nicholas, acquiring a trotter of his own, very stylish riding breeches of the latest cut, such as no one else yet had in Moscow, and boots of the latest fashion, with extremely pointed toes and small silver spurs, passed his time very gaily.
Rather stylish and high-toned for a stenographer, I'd say.