style (subs.) Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. Fig.1. gĕnus, eris, n. (esp. of speaking or writing)2. stĭlus (only of writing, etc.)3. ōrātio (s. of oratory)4. sermo, ōnis, m. (of language)5. rătio, f.6. fīlum (of speech)7. mos, mōris, m.8. hăbĭtus, ūs, m. (of dress or appearance)9. mŏdus • style (subs.): I. Lit.: Instrument for writing on waxen tablets: stĭlus: often use the upper end of the s. (i. e. erase), saepe stilum vertas, Hor. Sat. 1, 10, 73: cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 41, 101. II. Fig.: kind or manner. 1. gĕnus, eris, n. (esp. of speaking or writing): Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 4: id. Off. 1, 1, 3, etc.: Quint. 10, 1, 94, etc.: s. of food, cibi g., Caes. B. G. 4, 1: s. of fighting, s. pugnae, ib. 1, 48: in the ancient s. of (mural) architecture, antiquae structurae genere, Liv. 22, 11. 2. stĭlus (only of writing, etc.): Plin. Ep. 1, 8: Suet. Tib. 70. [N.B.--Used of individuals, NOT of nations or communities.] 3. ōrātio (s. of oratory): with qualifying adj.: Quint. 10, 1, 81: Cic. Orat. 20, 66, etc. 4. sermo, ōnis, m. (of language): Cic. Att. 7, 3: Quint. 10, 1, 82: Plin. Ep. 1, 10. 5. rătio, f.: new s.s of warfare, novae rationes bellandi, Caes. B. C. 3, 50: v. method, kind. 6. fīlum (of speech): a subtle s. of argument, tenue f. argumentandi, Cic. Or. 36, 124. 7. mos, mōris, m.: v. fashion. 8. hăbĭtus, ūs, m. (of dress or appearance): s. of dress, vestis h., Liv. 24, 5, init.: s. of face, h. oris, ib. ad fin. 9. mŏdus: v. way, manner.