mannerism

mannerism
1. affectation, pretension, exaggeration, pretense, insincerity, airs, (esp. in Victorian England) prunes and prisms; artificiality, unnaturalness, manneredness, artifice, overelegance, overelaboration, overniceness, overnicety, overrefinement; formality, stiffness, frill, Inf. put-on, Inf. putting on the dog.
2. habit, trick, quirk, peculiarity, peculiar trait, idiosyncrasy, characteristic gesture, body language; tic, twist, kink; eccentricity, erraticism, oddity, differentness, unconventionality, outlandishness; characteristic, singularity, particularity, feature; distinctive feature, stamp, mark, trademark, earmark, hallmark, individualism, specialty; style, mode, manner, fashion, way.

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  • Mannerism — Man ner*ism, n. [Cf. F. mani[ e]risme.] 1. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, behavior, or treatment of others. [1913 Webster] 2. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner carried to excess,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mannerism — excessive use of distinctive methods in art or literature, 1803, from MANNER (Cf. manner) + ISM (Cf. ism). Meaning an instance of mannerism, habitual peculiarity is from 1819. Related: Mannerisms …   Etymology dictionary

  • mannerism — ► NOUN 1) a habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving. 2) the use of a highly distinctive style in art, literature, or music. 3) (Mannerism) a style of 16th century Italian art characterized by distortions in scale and perspective.… …   English terms dictionary

  • mannerism — index characteristic, habit, identity (individuality), quirk (idiosyncrasy), specialty (distinctive mark) …   Law dictionary

  • mannerism — *pose, air, affectation Analogous words: *eccentricity, idiosyncrasy: peculiarity, singularity, oddness, queerness (see corresponding adjectives at STRANGE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • mannerism — [n] peculiarity of how someone behaves, acts affectation, air, characteristic, eccentricity, foible, habit, idiosyncrasy, oddness, pose, pretension, queerness, quirk, singularity, trait, trick; concept 644 …   New thesaurus

  • mannerism — [man′ər iz΄əm] n. 1. excessive use of some distinctive, often affected, manner or style in art, literature, speech, or behavior 2. a peculiarity of manner in behavior, speech, etc. that has become a habit 3. [M ] a 16th cent. style in art… …   English World dictionary

  • Mannerism — In Parmigianino s Madonna with the Long Neck (1534 40), Mannerism makes itself known by elongated proportions, highly stylized poses, and lack of clear perspective. Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the… …   Wikipedia

  • mannerism — mannerist, n. manneristic, adj. manneristically, adv. /man euh riz euhm/, n. 1. a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech: He has an annoying mannerism of tapping… …   Universalium

  • Mannerism —    Term used by art historians to label a style of painting, sculpture, and architecture that arose in the 1520s as a variant of the style of High Renaissance masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael. The death of Leonardo in… …   Historical Dictionary of Renaissance

  • MANNERISM —    Although the style of Mannerist architecture is relatively easy to recognize, scholars differ in their explanations of its origins and motivations. Mannerist architecture first appeared in Italy in the 1520s. It is sometimes thought to have… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

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