Mannerism
WordNet
noun
(1) A deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
(2) A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A group of verbal or other unconscious habitual behaviors peculiar to an individual.
- 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
- 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.
- In fine art, a style that is inspired by previous models, aiming to reproduce subjects in an expressive language.