Mannerism

See also Mannerism

English

Etymology 1

manner +‎ -ism

Noun

Singular Mannerism

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1. A group of verbal or other unconscious habitual behaviors peculiar to an individual.
2. Exaggerated or effected style in art, speech, or other behavior.

Translations

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French: maniérisme m.

Italian: affettazione, leziosaggine. abitudine, vezzo, posa. manierismo.

References

• APA Dictionary of Psychology, 2007

Etymology 2

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

Alternative spellings

• Mannerism

Noun

Singular Mannerism

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1. Template:Art 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.
2. Template:Art In fine art, a style that is inspired by previous models, aiming to reproduce subjects in an expressive language.

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