Style
Of music, art, communication and language. May also be referred to as expressive style.
A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper".
This concept's ID is @1~37787
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- expression
The style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of...
- delivery
Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking...
- genre
An expressive style of music.
- jargon
Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject.
- verboseness
An expressive style that uses excessive or empty words.
- genre
A style of expressing yourself in writing.
- terseness
A neatly short and concise expressive style.
- device
Something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect.
- ornateness
High-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose";...
- rhetoric
Using language effectively to please or persuade.
- euphuism
Any artificially elegant style of language.
- turn of phrase
A distinctive spoken or written expression; "John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded...
- journalese
The style in which newspapers are written.
- poetry
Any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling.
- black humor
The juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing...
- analysis
The use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead...
- bathos
Triteness or triviality of style.
- allegory
An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject...
- fluency
Powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency...
- flatness
A want of animation or brilliance; "the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's ...
- sesquipedality
Using long words.
- headlinese
Using the abbreviated style of headline writers.
- legalese
A style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law.
- vein
A distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes".
- officialese
The style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscur...
- pathos
A style that has the power to evoke feelings.
- prose
Matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression.
- coarseness
Language or humor that is down-to-earth; "the saltiness of their language was inappropriate";...
- self-expression
The expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities).
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- hairdresser
Someone who cuts or beautifies hair.
- stylist
An artist who is a master of a particular style.