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Mannerism - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Mannerism : (noun)
1: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to
an individual [syn: idiosyncrasy, foible]
2: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: affectation,
pose, affectedness]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Mannerism |
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clamzehh: I just realised Jonghyun's dance parts and stage Mannerism are hard to potray sometimes, 'coz he's more left-handed. |
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tinabdao: i have this Mannerism where i bite my lips and tear "some" skin off.i end up with chapped lips and i can't stop! :/ lips bleeding right now. |
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nightwolf99: @Ashleyiaco yeah this is actually a suprisingly good SNL James Franco reminds me of me and all my buddies back in college with his Mannerism |
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