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device vs style

style vs device

device and style both are nouns.

device is not a verb while style is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
device Yes No No No
style Yes No Yes No
As nouns, style is a hypernym of device; that is, style is a word with a broader meaning than device:
  • device: something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
  • 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
Other hypernyms of device include expressive style.
device (noun) style (noun)
any clever maneuver a slender bristlelike or tubular process
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving
an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) how something is done or how it happens
any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) distinctive and stylish elegance
something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect the popular taste at a given time
a particular kind (as to appearance)
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
editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display
(botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
device (verb) style (verb)
designate by an identifying term
make consistent with certain rules of style
make consistent with a certain fashion or style
Difference between device and style

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