Mannerism in Italian
Mannerism in Italian is manierismo — Mannerism means a particular habit or way of speaking or acting that is typical of one person.
Mannerism in Italian
manierismo
(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.
manierismo
Exaggerated or affected style in art, speech, or other behavior.
What does "Mannerism" mean?
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noun A particular habit or way of speaking or acting that is typical of one person.
"The Inspector looked round. He knew well enough that they were alone in the study at The Turrets, but the action had become something of a mannerism with him."
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noun An overdone or unnatural style, for example in art or speech.
"He generally spoke without academic mannerism, though on occasion he dipped into the over-wrought thickets of eduspeak to find words like “antithetical” or “foci” or “interface.”"
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Mannerism in a sentence
- The Inspector looked round. He knew well enough that they were alone in the study at The Turrets, but the action had become something of a mannerism with him.
- He generally spoke without academic mannerism, though on occasion he dipped into the over-wrought thickets of eduspeak to find words like “antithetical” or “foci” or “interface.”
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What is "Mannerism" in Italian?
"Mannerism" in Italian is manierismo. Mannerism means: A particular habit or way of speaking or acting that is typical of one person.
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