- having style; smart; fashionable
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
styl•ish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Clothingcharacterized by or agreeing with the current style;
chic:stylish clothes.
styl•ish
(stī′lish),USA pronunciation adj.
styl′ish•ly, adv.
styl′ish•ness, n.
- Clothingcharacterized by or conforming to style or the fashionable standard;
fashionably elegant;
smart or chic:She wore a very stylish gown to the inaugural ball.
- style + -ish1 1775–85
styl′ish•ness, n.
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stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/ adj
'stylish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aristocratic
- chic
- chichi
- classy
- cut
- dashing
- doll up
- dowdy
- euphuism
- nifty
- rhetorician
- sassy
- schmick
- sharp
- spiffy
- swanky
- swell
- toffee-nosed
- aristocrat
- current
- dashy
- dicty
- doggish
- doll
- dressy
- dude
- exclusive
- fashionable
- fern bar
- flossy
- foxy
- gallant
- genteel
- go-go
- high-toned
- in
- jeunesse dorée
- modish
- nobby
- out
- pert
- platform
- quasi-stylish
- tastemaker
- tony
- uptown
- wig
- jiggy
- sharpie
- snazzy