Stylism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A particular style that is employed; a stylistic choice. countable, uncountable
"Winters loaned me his copy recently (I had never read any of Hopkins before) and I have discovered that I am not as original in some of my stylisms as I had thought I was."
- 2 Excessive concern or preoccupation with style. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Winters loaned me his copy recently (I had never read any of Hopkins before) and I have discovered that I am not as original in some of my stylisms as I had thought I was."
Etymology
From style + -ism.
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