Mannerism
WordNet

noun


(1)   A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
(2)   A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. A group of verbal or other unconscious habitual behaviors peculiar to an individual.
  2. Exaggerated or effected style in art, speech, or other behavior.

Etymology 2


From , from , coined by L. Lanzi at the end of the XVIII century.

Noun



  1. In literature, an ostentatious and unnatural style of the second half of the sixteenth century. In the contemporary criticism, described as a negation of the classicist equilibrium, pre-Baroque, and deforming expressiveness.
  2. In fine art, a style that is inspired by previous models, aiming to reproduce subjects in an expressive language.
 
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