Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) expressive style, style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period) "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
S: (n) allegory (an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor)
S: (n) analysis (the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father')
S: (n) black humor, black humour (the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect)
S: (n) device (something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect)
S: (n) eloquence, fluency, smoothness (powerful and effective language) "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"
S: (n) euphuism (any artificially elegant style of language)
S: (n) flatness (a want of animation or brilliance) "the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style"
S: (n) formulation, expression (the style of expressing yourself) "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
S: (n) legalese (a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law)
S: (n) manner of speaking, speech, delivery (your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally) "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
S: (n) officialese (the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure)
S: (n) pathos (a style that has the power to evoke feelings)
S: (n) prose (matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression)
S: (n) rhetoric (using language effectively to please or persuade)
S: (n) saltiness, coarseness (language or humor that is down-to-earth) "the saltiness of their language was inappropriate"; "self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre"
S: (n) self-expression (the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities))
S: (n) turn of phrase, turn of expression (a distinctive spoken or written expression) "John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea"
S: (n) vein (a distinctive style or manner) "he continued in this vein for several minutes"