MANNERISM


Meaning of MANNERISM in English

■ noun

1》 a habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving.

2》 excessive or self-conscious use of a distinctive style in art, literature, or music.

3》 ( Mannerism ) a style of 16th-century Italian art characterized by distortions in scale and perspective and the use of bright, often lurid colours.

Derivatives

mannerist noun & adjective

manneristic adjective

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.