downstyle

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adjective

Which only capitalizes words (e.g. in headers) that would be capitalized in a normal sentence: which is styled in sentence case.

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sentence case
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Meanings

adjectivedownstyle (not comparable)

alternative down style · alternative down-style

  1. not comparablemediaWhich only capitalizes words (e.g. in headers) that would be capitalized in a normal sentence: which is styled in sentence case.
noundownstyle (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemediaDownstyle capitalization.

    Synonyms: sentence case

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDownstyle capitalization.

Similar
sentence case
Also see
sentence case

Origin

From down + style.

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Cite this entry
APA

downstyle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downstyle

MLA

“downstyle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downstyle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downstyle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downstyle.

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