Mannerism Definition

mănə-rĭzəm
mannerisms
noun
mannerisms
A distinctive behavioral trait, especially one that calls attention to itself; an idiosyncrasy.
American Heritage
Excessive use of some distinctive, often affected, manner or style in art, literature, speech, or behavior.
Webster's New World
A peculiarity of manner in behavior, speech, etc. that has become a habit.
Webster's New World
A 16th-cent. style in art characterized by distortion of realistic proportions, contorted figures, an avoidance of classical balance, etc.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
mannerism
Plural:
mannerisms

Origin of Mannerism

  • From Italian manierismo, from maniera, coined by L. Lanzi at the end of the XVIII century.

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  • manner +"Ž -ism

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Mannerism Sentence Examples

  • There is none of the mannerism of a long tradition, but a nobility pervades them which has no self-consciousness.

  • He allows his taste for these tricks of style to degenerate into mannerism.

  • We chatted a while but I couldn't get his odd mannerism out of my head.

  • For although there was at that time a recognized poetical style, already degenerating to mannerism, a developed prose style did not exist.

  • Too quickly it became a worldwide modem art mannerism, a style merely, lacking heart.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAN

Words Ending With

MSMISM

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With M9 Letter Words Ending With M