stylish
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of stylish
Explanation
A stylish person is someone who has a bold sense of fashion, like a queen with flowing robes and gowns, or your friend who always wears the best-looking jeans. Stylish can describe polite and elegant manners, or it can describe dressing with the current fashion trends, like you walked off the pages of a magazine. The word style makes up the bulk of stylish, and stylish people are in tune with all the latest styles of dress. The suffix ish- can mean “belonging to” and also “addicted to,” and stylish people sometimes do have an addiction to clothes.
Vocabulary lists containing stylish
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ish
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Homesick
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Example Sentences
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Two years ago, Sugar began as a stylish and moody homage to the black-and-white films of the 1940s and ’50s.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026
Swimming pools, well-manicured lawns, carefully appointed midcentury interiors, glimmering light and stylish people abound.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
That one also ended in brilliant fashion, with the stylish French team capping their glorious run with a 4-2 victory over Croatia’s gritty, gutty band of outsiders.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
He is renowned for his stylish portrayals of Edinburgh New Town interiors and his vibrant, simplified still lifes.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Perhaps he preferred a stylish single-shot to blazing away with a six-shooter.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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