tyyleiltään

Tyyleiltään is a Finnish adverb meaning “stylistically” or “in terms of style.” It is used to describe the stylistic characteristics of a text, performance, or other phenomenon, focusing on how something is presented rather than what it is about. The term is formed from the noun tyyli (style) and the suffix -ltään, which signals a viewpoint or aspect. The most common form in Finnish is tyyliltään; tyyleiltään is a variant that appears in some contexts, particularly in colloquial or literary usage, and can be considered an alternative spelling or register.

Usage and scope: The word is common in literary criticism, media analysis, linguistics, and journalism. It can describe prose style, narrative pace, tone, diction, and rhetorical devices, as well as the overall presentation of a film, performance, or brand. It helps distinguish stylistic assessment from content evaluation.

Examples: Teos on tyyliltään minimalistinen. Kritiikki kuvaa elokuvan tyyliltään retroksi. Käännöksessä on tyyleiltään vanhahtava sävy.

Notes: Like many evaluative terms, tyyleiltään is best used to express a neutral, descriptive judgment about presentation rather than a judgment about quality or value. It is closely related to other expressions that focus on form and rhetorical means, such as tyyliltään or, more generally, sävyltään and ilmiasultaan.