stylistics

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noun

The study of literary style, and how it changes within different contexts.

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Meanings

nounstylistics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe study of literary style, and how it changes within different contexts.

Translations

Catalan estilística
  • estilísticastudy of literary style
Chinese Mandarin 文體學 /文体学
  • 文體學 /文体学 (wéntǐxué)study of literary style
Czech stylistika
  • stylistikastudy of literary style
Danish stilistik
  • stilistikstudy of literary style
Dutch stilistiek, stijlleer
  • stilistiekstudy of literary style
  • stijlleerstudy of literary style
Finnish stilistiikka, tyylintutkimus
  • stilistiikkastudy of literary style
  • tyylintutkimusstudy of literary style
French stylistique
  • stylistiquestudy of literary style
German Stilistik
  • Stilistikstudy of literary style
Greek υφολογία
  • υφολογία (yfología)study of literary style
Hungarian stilisztika
  • stilisztikastudy of literary style
Italian stilistica
  • stilisticastudy of literary style
Japanese 文体論
  • 文体論 (buntairon)study of literary style
Latvian stilistika
  • stilistikastudy of literary style
Polish stylistyka
  • stylistykastudy of literary style
Portuguese estilística
  • estilísticastudy of literary style
Russian стили́стика
  • стили́стика (stilístika)study of literary style
Spanish estilística
  • estilísticastudy of literary style
Swedish stilistik
  • stilistikstudy of literary style
Turkish biçem bilimi, biçembilim
  • biçem bilimistudy of literary style
  • biçembilimstudy of literary style
Ukrainian стилі́стика
  • стилі́стика (stylístyka)study of literary style
Welsh arddulleg
  • arddullegstudy of literary style
Cite this entry
APA

stylistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stylistics

MLA

“stylistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stylistics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stylistics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stylistics.

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