| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | style |
| Synonyms: | brio, dash, dynamism, flair, flourish, gusto, oomph, panache, pizzazz*, stylishness, verve, vigor, vitality, vivaciousness, vivacity, zest, zing, élan |
| Main Entry: | vogue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fashion; current practice |
| Synonyms: | chic, craze*, currency, custom, dernier cri, fad*, fashionableness, favor, in thing, last word, latest, mode, popularity, practice, prevalence, rage*, style, stylishness, thing*, trend, usage, use, way |
| Antonyms: | disuse, out |
| Concept: | Style. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional means; language generally |
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-nouns
style, diction, phraseology, wording; manner, strain; composition; mode of expression, choice of words; mode of speech, literary power, ready pen, pen of a ready writer; command of language (eloquence); authorship; la morgue littéraire.
-verbs
express by words; write.
-phrases
le style est l'homme même [Buffon]; "style is the dress of thoughts " [Chesterfield].
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