/zhahn"reuh/ ; Fr. /zhahonn"rddeu/ , n. , pl. genres /-reuhz/ ; Fr. /-rddeu/ , adj.
n.
1. a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like: the genre of epic poetry; the genre of symphonic music.
2. Fine Arts.
a. paintings in which scenes of everyday life form the subject matter.
b. a realistic style of painting using such subject matter.
3. genus; kind; sort; style.
adj.
4. Fine Arts. of or pertaining to genre.
5. of or pertaining to a distinctive literary type.
[ 1760-70; 1 ]