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stylistic

/staɪˈlɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
stylis-tic
IPA
/staɪˈlɪstɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to style, especially to linguistic or literary style.

Etymology

Etymology tree English style Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English stylistic From style + -istic.

Inflected Forms

more stylistic (comparative) most stylistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

linguostylistic monostylistic multistylistic nonstylistic polystylistic stylistically stylistics unstylistic

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic futuristic holistic

Questions

How do you pronounce stylistic?
The recorded pronunciation is /staɪˈlɪstɪk/.
What does stylistic mean?
Of or pertaining to style, especially to linguistic or literary style.
Where does stylistic come from?
Etymology tree English style Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English stylistic From style + -istic.

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