n.
Pronunciation: ' zhän-r ə , ' zhä n -; ' zhä n r; ' jän-r ə
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, kind, gender ― more at GENDER
Date: 1770
1 : a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content
2 : KIND , SORT
3 : painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life usually realistically