n.
Pronunciation: ' ma-n ə - ˌ ri-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1803
1 a : exaggerated or affected adherence to a particular style or manner : ARTIFICIALITY , PRECIOSITY <refined almost to the point of mannerism ― Winthrop Sargeant> b often capitalized : an art style in late 16th century Europe characterized by spatial incongruity and excessive elongation of the human figures
2 : a characteristic and often unconscious mode or peculiarity of action, bearing, or treatment
synonyms see POSE
– man · ner · ist \ -rist \ noun or adjective
– man · ner · is · tic \ ˌ ma-n ə - ' ris-tik \ adjective