What does "styleless" mean?

Lacking good style or any style at all.

What is a synonym for "styleless"?

Common synonyms include: back number, dated, dowdy, has been, old hat, old-fashioned.

Styleless

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Lacking good style or any style at all. not-comparable
"It is not enough to say that style is a characteristic mode of expression, for then it would be almost impossible to speak of anything as styleless."
2
Lacking a style (stalk structure). not-comparable
"Short-styled and styleless flowers were sometimes mixed in these individuals."

Adjective

1
lacking in style or elegance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

back number dated dowdy has been old hat old-fashioned

Antonyms

All antonyms

stylish

Example

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"It is not enough to say that style is a characteristic mode of expression, for then it would be almost impossible to speak of anything as styleless."

Etymology

From style + -less.

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