stilig

Danish

Etymology

From Swedish stilig, from stil, from late Old Norse stíll (“style”), from Latin stilus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiːli/, [ˈstiːli]

Adjective

stilig

1. stylish
2. correct

Inflection

Inflection of stilig
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	stilig	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	stiligt	—	—2
Plural	stilige	—	—2
Definite attributive1	stilige	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From stil +‎ -ig.

Adjective

stilig (neuter singular stilig, definite singular and plural stilige, comparative stiligere, indefinite superlative stiligst, definite superlative stiligste)

1. stylish, elegant, smart

References

• “stilig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From stil +‎ -ig.

Adjective

stilig (neuter singular stilig, definite singular and plural stilige, comparative stiligare, indefinite superlative stiligast, definite superlative stiligaste)

1. stylish, elegant, smart

References

• “stilig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

stil +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

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Adjective

stilig (comparative stiligare, superlative stiligast)

1. handsome, elegant, stylish (good-looking and/or well-dressed/well-groomed, of men as well as women, but more often of men when referencing physical attractiveness)

   en stilig karl

   a handsome man

   Hon var nyklippt och stilig

   She had a fresh haircut and was looking good

2. nice(-looking), elegant, stylish (more generally)

   vara stiligt klädd

   be smartly dressed

   en stilig byggnad

   a nice-looking building

   en stilig passning

   an elegant pass

Declension

Inflection of stilig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	stilig	stiligare	stiligast
Neuter singular	stiligt	stiligare	stiligast
Plural	stiliga	stiligare	stiligast
Masculine plural3	stilige	stiligare	stiligast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	stilige	stiligare	stiligaste
All	stiliga	stiligare	stiligaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• stilighet

See also

• snygg
• tjusig

References

• stilig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stilig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stilig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• listig