C1adjectivelanguagearts
US/staɪˈlɪs.tɪk/
UK/staɪˈlɪs.tɪk/
connected with the style of a piece of writing, art, music or design, not its content
In context
The editor made a few stylistic changes but kept the main ideas.
Short, plain sentences are a stylistic feature of Hemingway's writing.
The two buildings share stylistic details, such as curved balconies and green tiles.
Words that go with stylistic
adjective + noun
- stylistic featuresStudents must identify the stylistic features of each poem.
- stylistic choicesThe director's bold stylistic choices divided the critics.
- stylistic changesLater editions of the book include some stylistic changes.
- stylistic elementsThe band mixes stylistic elements from jazz and Vietnamese folk music.
- stylistic differencesThere are clear stylistic differences between the two painters.
- stylistic devicesRepetition is one of the stylistic devices used in political speeches.