Mannerism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A distinctive behavioral trait; an idiosyncrasy.
  • n. Exaggerated or affected style or habit, as in dress or speech. See Synonyms at affectation.
  • n. An artistic style of the late 16th century characterized by distortion of elements such as scale and perspective.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A group of verbal or other unconscious habitual behaviors peculiar to an individual.
  • n. Exaggerated or effected style in art, speech, or other behavior.
  • n. 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.
  • n. In fine art, a style that is inspired by previous models, aiming to reproduce subjects in an expressive language.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, behavior, or treatment of others.
  • n. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner carried to excess, especially in literature or art.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Monotonous, formal, or pedantic adherence to the same manner; uniformity of manner, especially a tasteless uniformity, without freedom or variety; excessive adherence to a characteristic mode or manner of action or treatment.
  • n. A peculiarity of manner in deportment, speech, or execution; an exceptionally characteristic mode or method; an idiosynerasy.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
  • n. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    distinctiveness    peculiarity    speciality    specialness    specialty   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    intonation    stiffness    affectation    peculiarity    phraseology   
     
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