Antonyms for mannerism


Grammar : Noun
Spell : man-uh-riz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæn əˌrɪz əm


Definition of mannerism

Origin :
  • "excessive use of distinctive methods in art or literature," 1803, from manner + -ism. Meaning "an instance of mannerism, habitual peculiarity" is from 1819. Related: Mannerisms.
  • noun peculiarity of how someone behaves, acts
Example sentences :
  • "I turn against you, if at all, for a lack of mannerism," said Vera briskly.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • There was something in the action that suggested more than a mannerism.
  • Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees
  • He had only to exaggerate this manner, or mannerism, to set London talking.
  • Extract from : « Nights » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • Such a purpose degenerates into affectation, and becomes a mannerism.
  • Extract from : « Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism » by F. V. N. Painter
  • His emotions were dynamic, and in his every mannerism there was distinction.
  • Extract from : « The Orchard of Tears » by Sax Rohmer
  • A player should be most careful not to indicate by some mannerism that his hand is trickless.
  • Extract from : « Auction of To-day » by Milton C. Work
  • If one of the company had a trick or a mannerism, I never failed to catch it.
  • Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill
  • She had an aversion to publicity that became really a mannerism.
  • Extract from : « A History of American Literature Since 1870 » by Fred Lewis Pattee
  • The resemblance in mannerism is, perhaps, more pronounced than similarity in voice.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine » by Various
  • Now, you are not afraid of the 'mannerism' you spoke of some days ago?
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 71, No. 437, March 1852 » by Various

Synonyms for mannerism

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