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Definition of Mannerism
1. Noun. A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual.
Generic synonyms: Distinctiveness, Peculiarity, Speciality, Specialness, Specialty
Derivative terms: Idiosyncratic
2. Noun. A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display.
Generic synonyms: Feigning, Pretence, Pretending, Pretense, Simulation
Specialized synonyms: Attitude, Radical Chic
Derivative terms: Pose
Definition of Mannerism
1. n. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art.
Definition of Mannerism
1. Noun. (arts) A style of art developed at the end of the High Renaissance, characterized by the deliberate distortion and exaggeration of perspective and especially the elongation of figures. ¹
2. Noun. A group of verbal or other unconscious habitual behaviors peculiar to an individual. ¹
3. Noun. Exaggerated or effected style in art, speech, or other behavior. ¹
4. Noun. (arts literature) In literature, an ostentatious and unnatural style of the second half of the sixteenth century. In the contemporary criticism, described as a negation of the classicist equilibrium, pre-Baroque, and deforming expressiveness. ¹
5. Noun. (arts literature) In fine art, a style that is inspired by previous models, aiming to reproduce subjects in an expressive language. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mannerism
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Medical Definition of Mannerism
1. A peculiar or unusual characteristic mode of movement, action, or speech. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mannerism
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