stylish

[ stahy-lish ]

adjective

1. characterized by or conforming to style or the fashionable standard; fashionably elegant; smart or chic:

   She wore a very stylish gown to the inaugural ball.

stylish

/ ˈstaɪlɪʃ /

adjective

1. having style; smart; fashionable

Derived Forms

• ˈstylishly, adverb
• ˈstylishness, noun

Other Words From

• stylish·ly adverb
• stylish·ness noun
• quasi-stylish adjective
• quasi-stylish·ly adverb
• super·stylish adjective
• super·stylish·ly adverb
• super·stylish·ness noun
• un·stylish adjective
• un·stylish·ly adverb
• un·stylish·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stylish¹

First recorded in 1775–85; style + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Tenet is Christopher Nolan’s sleek, stylish spy thriller, a mind-bending tale in which the movement of time is a key element.

From Vox

The lightweight keyboard comes in a stylish two-tone gray with a mélange Alcantara fabric wrist pad.

From Popular-Science

It’s a stylish way to store your most used salves, salts, and scrubs.

From Popular-Science

Cabana vans combine a stylish design with all the amenities you’d typically find in a home rental, from flat-screen TVs and memory-foam mattresses to full bathrooms and free Wi-Fi.

From Outside Online

This conservative but stylish backpack will fit your laptop, books, battery pack, pens, pencils, snacks, and phone.

From Popular-Science

It is certainly more stylish than a council flat in a small-town banlieue!

From The Daily Beast

It was both stylish and somber while being suitably grand for the formality of the occasion.

From The Daily Beast

"I'm easygoing," he says, sitting in the spotless, stylish living room of his suburban Baltimore home.

From The Daily Beast

Tall, beautiful and incredibly stylish, Lyons has turned the brand image and appeal around in just a few years.

From The Daily Beast

The stylish new family have been a breath of fresh air for the British monarchy.

From The Daily Beast

Ede was the type after which some department store advertising-department diplomat had coined the term "stylish stout."

From Project Gutenberg

Yes, you must only see generally, for the Austrian is a stylish beauty, and the provincial lady a vulgar one.

From Project Gutenberg

The last-named were rough in speech and manner, and far from stylish in dress—the standard of the elder club.

From Project Gutenberg

He wore a diamond studibusAnd elegant cravattum, A maxima cum laude shirtAnd such a stylish hattum!

From Project Gutenberg

And you didn't, and as for Pa, he would think everything I had on was stylish if it dated back to the ark.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• beautiful
• chic
• classy
• dapper
• dressy
• fashionable
• jazzy
• mod
• new
• nifty
• polished
• sleek
• slick
• smart
• snazzy
• trendy
• upscale