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 9 facts

    The style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of...

  • delivery 8 facts

    Your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking...

  • genre 6 facts

    An expressive style of music.

  • jargon 6 facts

    Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject.

  • verboseness 5 facts

    An expressive style that uses excessive or empty words.

  • genre 4 facts

    A style of expressing yourself in writing.

  • terseness 4 facts

    A neatly short and concise expressive style.

  • device 2 facts

    Something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect.

  • ornateness 2 facts

    High-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose";...

  • rhetoric 2 facts

    Using language effectively to please or persuade.

  • euphuism 1 facts

    Any artificially elegant style of language.

  • turn of phrase 1 facts

    A distinctive spoken or written expression; "John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded...

  • journalese 1 facts

    The style in which newspapers are written.

  • poetry 0 facts

    Any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling.

  • black humor 0 facts

    The juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing...

  • analysis 0 facts

    The use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead...

  • bathos 0 facts

    Triteness or triviality of style.

  • allegory 0 facts

    An expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject...

  • fluency 0 facts

    Powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency...

  • flatness 0 facts

    A want of animation or brilliance; "the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's ...

  • sesquipedality 0 facts

    Using long words.

  • headlinese 0 facts

    Using the abbreviated style of headline writers.

  • legalese 0 facts

    A style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law.

  • vein 0 facts

    A distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes".

  • officialese 0 facts

    The style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscur...

  • pathos 0 facts

    A style that has the power to evoke feelings.

  • prose 0 facts

    Matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression.

  • coarseness 0 facts

    Language or humor that is down-to-earth; "the saltiness of their language was inappropriate";...

  • self-expression 0 facts

    The expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities).

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  • hairdresser 9 facts

    Someone who cuts or beautifies hair.

  • stylist 1 facts

    An artist who is a master of a particular style.