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Mannerism
ˈmanərɪz(ə)m
Mannerism definitions
noun
mannerism
mannerisms
- a habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving
"learning the great man's speeches and studying his mannerisms"
idiosyncrasy quirk oddity foible trait peculiarity habit characteristic characteristic gesture trick- an ordinary gesture or expression that becomes unusual through exaggeration or repetition
- excessive use of a distinctive style in art, literature, or music
"he seemed deliberately to be stripping his art of mannerism"
- a style of 16th-century Italian art preceding the Baroque, characterized by distortions in scale and perspective and the use of bright, often lurid colours. It is particularly associated with the work of Parmigianino, Pontormo, Vasari, and the later Michelangelo