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mannerism
[ man-uh-riz-uhm ]
noun
- 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 his fingers while he talks. They copied his literary mannerisms but always lacked his ebullience.
- marked or excessive adherence to an unusual or a particular manner, especially if affected:
Natural courtesy is a world apart from snobbish mannerism.
- (usually initial capital letter) a style in the fine arts developed principally in Europe during the 16th century, chiefly characterized by a complex perspectival system, elongation of forms, strained gestures or poses of figures, and intense, often strident color.
mannerism
/ ˈæəˌɪə /
noun
- a distinctive and individual gesture or trait; idiosyncrasy
- often capital a principally Italian movement in art and architecture between the High Renaissance and Baroque periods (1520–1600) that sought to represent an ideal of beauty rather than natural images of it, using characteristic distortion and exaggeration of human proportions, perspective, etc
- adherence to a distinctive or affected manner, esp in art or literature
Derived Forms
- ˌԲԱˈپ, adjective
- ˌԲԱˈپally, adverb
- ˈԲԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- n· noun
- n·t adjective
- n·t·· adverb
- ԴDzm·Ա·t adjective
- semi·n·t adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of mannerism1
Example Sentences
By the time he died aged 66 in 1953, he had more than 100 film credits to his name and his eccentric mannerisms were internationally recognised.
Hudson did incorporate some of her observations of Buss’ mannerisms into her performance.
But Reubens does show how at least one of Pee-wee’s mannerisms was stolen from his ex, Guy.
He tried to focus on his mannerisms, on the intonation of his voice.
But he is far from recognisable, partly because of his hard work studying and recreating William's voice and mannerisms, but mostly because he's represented on screen as a computer-generated chimpanzee.
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