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mannerism |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mannerism \Man"ner*ism\, n. [Cf. F. mani['e]risme.] Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art. Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural . . . . But a mannerism which does not sit easy on the mannerist, which has been adopted on principle, and which can be sustained only by constant effort, is always offensive. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mannerism n 1: an behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual [syn: {idiosyncrasy}, {foible}] 2: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: {affectation}, {pose}]
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