stylish

«stylish» in Mova's school dictionary: Fashionable and good-looking, in a smart, attractive way — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (stylish, more stylish, most stylish)

meaning for a pupil

1) Fashionable and good-looking, in a smart, attractive way. tree →

2) Done with skill and grace, in a way that looks good. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life it praises clothes, homes, cars or people: «a stylish jacket». In sport it praises a graceful player or win: «a stylish goal». In stories it tells the reader that a character cares about looking good. Phrases: «stylish clothes», «a stylish design», «look stylish».

examples

• She wore a stylish red coat. tree →
• The new library is bright and stylish. tree →
• He scored a stylish goal from outside the box. tree →
• My aunt is always very stylish. tree →
• The shop sells stylish but cheap backpacks. tree →
• That's a stylish haircut! tree →
• The hotel room was small but stylish. tree →

note

Adverb: «stylishly». Comes from «style». «Stylish» is a compliment; «flashy» suggests too showy. Use «more stylish», «most stylish» (though «stylisher» is not used).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «stylish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.