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stylism

stylism noun: a particular style that is employed; a stylistic choice.

Noun

stylism (countable and uncountable, plural stylisms)

  1. A particular style that is employed; a stylistic choice.
    • Winters loaned me his copy recently (I had never read any of Hopkins before) and I have discovered that I am not as original in some of my stylisms as I had thought I was.1928, Hart Crane, letter, 5 February
    • If you write much for publication, you soon learn that such stylisms vary from one publisher to another. But this isn't serious. The editor handling your copy will make the necessary changes.1961, William Gilman, The language of science: a guide to effective writing, page 231
  2. Excessive concern or preoccupation with style.

Forms of stylism

pluralstylisms

Origin of stylism

From style + -ism.

Questions about stylism

What does stylism mean?
Stylism means a particular style that is employed; a stylistic choice.
What part of speech is stylism?
Stylism is a noun.
What is the plural of stylism?
The plural of stylism is stylisms.

Words near stylism in the dictionary

  1. stylises
  2. stylish
  3. stylishly
  4. stylishness
  5. stylising
  6. stylism
  7. stylisms
  8. stylist
  9. stylista
  10. stylistas
  11. stylistic

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