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maniërisme — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mannerism noun A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.

Senses

maniërisme is used for these senses in English:

  • Mannerism (arts) A style of art developed at the end of the High Renaissance, characterized by the deliberate distortion and exaggeration of perspective and especially the elongation of figures.

mannerism — full definition

  1. noun A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual.
  2. noun Exaggerated or affected style in art, speech, or other behavior.