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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The global star appeared in a stylish black-and-white video for the retail chain's part-time worker recruitment campaign and can be seen performing tasks typically set out for staff working at the franchise.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
These cultural comparisons would and should be interesting, if not for screenwriter Ajon Singh’s frustratingly shallow screenplay and Oppenheim’s stylish yet one-note direction.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Put that adage to the test with stylish, weather-ready finds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Check out: If you’re sleeping in 29 Palms, the 29 Palms Inn is the historic choice, the Hotel Wren 29 Palms is the quiet, upscale, stylish choice and Ramsey 29 is the boutique motel choice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The younger woman wore a shiny red headscarf, and a stylish jacket that came down to her hips.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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