Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Conforming to the current fashion; modish. synonym: fashionable.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having style in aspect or quality; conformable or conforming to approved style or taste; strikingly elegant; fashionable; showy: as, stylish dress or manners; a stylish woman; a stylish house.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having style or artistic quality; given to, or fond of, the display of style; highly fashionable; modish.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
  • adjective film Having a particular directing style or cinematography.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress
  • adjective being or in accordance with current social fashions

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Examples

  • "Yes, it _is_ pretty, really," said Louise, whose fingers were trying to fashion what she called a stylish bow.

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  • Roman was dressed in stylish Western jeans and a denim jacket.

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  • Encased in stylish brushed aluminium, the Sony Reader is super slim, intuitive to use, easy to navigate and with an exceptional battery life of up to 6800 page turns. iRex DR1000:

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  • Encased in stylish brushed aluminium, the Sony Reader is super slim, intuitive to use, easy to navigate and with an exceptional battery life of up to 6800 page turns. iRex DR1000:

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  • Encased in stylish brushed aluminium, the Sony Reader is super slim, intuitive to use, easy to navigate and with an exceptional battery life of up to 6800 page turns. iRex DR1000:

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  • Roman was dressed in stylish Western jeans and a denim jacket.

    How Moldova Escaped the Crisis 2009

  • At least 80 or 90 times during this game the action will cease only when men in stylish black and white shirts blow a whistle and physically pull apart a pile of writhing sweaty men.

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  • Blond and slender, the conductor has been photographed in stylish garb for the Milanese newspaper Corriere della Sera.

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  • Eco knits make a great holiday gift, as they remain stylish from year to year while also keeping us cozy and cutely bundled from day to day.

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  • Encased in stylish brushed aluminium, the Sony Reader is super slim, intuitive to use, easy to navigate and with an exceptional battery life of up to 6800 page turns. iRex DR1000:

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