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man·ner·ism

(măn′ə-rĭz′əm)

1. A distinctive behavioral trait, especially one that calls attention to itself; an idiosyncrasy. See Synonyms at affectation.

2. Exaggerated or affected style in an art: films characterized by excessive artifice and mannerism.

3. Mannerism An artistic style of the late 1500s characterized by distortion of elements such as scale and perspective.

man′ner·ist n.

man′ner·is′tic adj.

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mannerism

(ˈmænəˌrɪzəm)

1. a distinctive and individual gesture or trait; idiosyncrasy

2. (Art Movements) (often capital) a principally Italian movement in art and architecture between the High Renaissance and Baroque periods (1520–1600) that sought to represent an ideal of beauty rather than natural images of it, using characteristic distortion and exaggeration of human proportions, perspective, etc

3. (Art Terms) adherence to a distinctive or affected manner, esp in art or literature

4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) adherence to a distinctive or affected manner, esp in art or literature

ˈmannerist n

ˌmannerˈistic, ˌmannerˈistical adj

ˌmannerˈistically adv

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man•ner•ism

(ˈmæn əˌrɪz əm)

n.

1. a habitual or characteristic manner of doing something.

2. marked or excessive adherence to an unusual or a particular manner esp. when affected.

3. (often cap.) a style of art of 16th-century Europe marked by complex perspective and elongation of forms.

[1795–1805]

man′ner•ist, n.

man`ner•is′tic, adj.

mannerism

1. an overemphasis on any distinctive technique of expression, occurring when the manner of expression obscures the feeling or idea expressed in the work of art; considered by many art critics to be a sign of decadence. — mannerist, n. — manneristic, adj.
2. (usu. cap.) a style, developed between c.1530 and c.1590, marked by deliberate violations of earlier standards of painting in depicting the artist’s idea rather than nature by means of asymmetrical and crowded compositions, elongated and twisted figures, and emphasis upon devices like foreshortening. The style also afïected both architecture and sculpture. — Mannerist, n.

mannerism

(c. 1520–1700) A mainly Italian style deriving from the all-pervasive influence of Michelangelo and Raphael (i.e. in their “manner”) that exaggerated their styles into extravagant contortions for an emotional effect.

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Noun 1. [画像:mannerism - a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual]mannerism - a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

foible, idiosyncrasy

distinctiveness, specialness, specialty, peculiarity, speciality - a distinguishing trait

2. [画像:mannerism - a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display]mannerism - a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

affectation, affectedness, pose

pretending, pretense, feigning, simulation, pretence - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"

attitude - a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"

radical chic - an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fashionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them

mannerism

noun habit, characteristic, trait, quirk, peculiarity, foible, idiosyncrasy His mannerisms are those of a preoccupied professor.

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mannerism

noun

Artificial behavior adopted to impress others:

affectation, affectedness, air (used in plural), pose, pretense.

Translations

تَكَلُّف، تَصَنُّع

osobitý způsob

manérsærhed

Eigenheit Gehabe

maniérisme tic

modorosság

kækur

affettazione

uvane

konuşma veya hareket tarzı

怪癖癖性

mannerism

[ˈmænərɪzəm] N

1. (= gesture etc) → gesto m

2. (Art, Literat) (also Mannerism) → manierismo m (pej) → amaneramiento m

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mannerism

[ˈmænərɪz^əm] n (gen) → particularité f de comportement ; (irritating) → tic m

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mannerism

(in behaviour, speech) → Angewohnheit f, → Eigenheit f

(of style) → Manieriertheit f; his mannerisms → seine Manierismen

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mannerism

[ˈmænəˌrɪz/əm] n

a. (habit) → vezzo, tic m inv

b. (Art) → manierismo

manner

(ˈmӕnə) noun

1. a way in which anything is done etc. She greeted me in a friendly manner. manier طَريقَه، أسْلوب начин modo způsob die Art und Weise måde τρόπος manera, forma viis حالت tapa manière אופן ढंग držanje, ponašanje mód sikap háttur, máti maniera, modo しかた 방법, 방식 būdas veids; paņēmiens sikap manier måte, vis sposób رويه،حالت modo mod образ spôsob način način sätt, vis รูปแบบ tarz, biçim, hâl, tavır 方式 спосіб; манера انداز cách; kiểu 方式

2. the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc. I don't like her manner. gedrag تَصَرُّف държание jeito chování die Art væremåde; adfærd συμπεριφορά, φέρσιμο actitud, modo de comportarse käitumine رفتار tyyli comportement צוּרַת הִתנַהֲגוּת आचरण stil, vladanje viselkedés perilaku framkoma comportamento 態度 행동 방식 elgsena, tonas stils; maniere perilaku manier van doen stil, vesen, opptreden sposób bycia, zachowanie كړن لاره،څرنګوالى jeito comportament манера správanie obnašanje ponašanje sätt [att uppträda], beteende วิธีการ davranış biçimi 舉止 стиль, манера سلوک thái độ 举止

3. (in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others. Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners? maniere تَصَرُّفات обноски modos slušné způsoby das Benehmen manér καλοί τρόποι (πληθ.) modales kombed ادب käytöstavat manières נִימוּסִים रीति dobre navike modor sopan santun hegðun, mannasiðir maniere 行儀 예의 elgesys, manieros uzvedība; manieres sopan-santun manieren manerer, oppførsel, folkeskikk maniery ادب modos maniere манеры slušné spôsoby olika manir gott uppförande, hyfs มารยาท terbiye, görgü 禮貌 манери برتاو، طور طریقہ cách xử sự 礼貌

-ˈmannered

having, or showing, manners of a certain kind. a well- / bad-mannered person. gemanierd ذو تّصّرُّف (не)възпитан (bem/mal)-educado ... vychovaný -gesittet -opdragen -τροπος (ως β ́ συνθ.) educado -kombeline دارای رفتار بخصوص -tapainen élevé מנומס अच्छा या खराब आचरण वाला odgojen, uljudan modorú bersikap siðaður educato, bene/maleducato 行儀が-の 예절이 ...한 manierų ar [] manierēm; uzvedīgs berkelakuan -gemanierd med (gode/dårlige) manerer o ... zachowaniu, o ... manierach مخصوصه رويه لرل (bem/mal)-educado crescut манеры ... vychovaný vzgojen manira med ... sätt ซึ่งมีมารยาท (ดีหรือเลว) ... tavırlı 舉止...的(後綴) той, що має певні манери کسی قسم کا سلوک kiểu cách 举止...的(后缀)

ˈmannerism noun

an odd and obvious habit in a person's behaviour, speech etc. He scratches his ear when he talks and has other mannerisms. gewoontetjie تَكَلُّف، تَصَنُّع маниер tique osobitý způsob das Gehabe manér; særhed ιδιομορφία, τικ peculiaridad maneerlikkus اطوار؛ عادت maneeri tic, manie הֶרגֵל מְשוּנֶה वयवहार वैचि्रय izvještačenost mesterkéltség, modorosság ciri khas kækur tic, mania 癖 매너리즘 įpročiai, manieros maniere; ieradums kelakuan hebbelijkheid uvane, maner maniera عادت او خوصصيت tique tic, manie манера spôsoby čudna navada manirizam maner นิสัยแปลก ๆ konuşma veya hareket tarzı 習性,怪癖 манерність گفتگو کا عادتاً کوئی خاص انداز thói kiểu cách 癖性,怪癖

all manner of

all kinds of. He has all manner of problems. allerhande كل أنواع всякакакви todo o tipo všechny možné alles mögliche alle slags κάθε λογής toda clase de igasugused همه نوع kaikenlaiset toutes sortes de כָּל סוּג हर प्रकार का svake vrste mindenféle segala macam alls konar ogni sorta di, qualsiasi genere di あらゆる種類の 모든 종류의 visokių visāds; visdažādākais segala macam allerlei alle slags/typer różnego rodzaju هر ډول todo o tipo tot felul de всевозможные všetky možné vse vrste sve vrste allt möjligt, alla möjliga ทุกประเภท her türlü 各式各樣的 всілякі ہر قسم کا tất cả 各式各样的

in a manner of speaking

in a certain way. I suppose, in a manner of speaking, I am an engineer. op 'n manier إذا جاز القَوْل в определен смисъл de certo modo svým způsobem sozusagen på en måde; så at sige τρόπος του λέγειν por decirlo así nii-öelda قطعا niin sanoakseni pour ainsi dire כביכול बोलने की शैली tako reći bizonyos értelemben dalam hal tertentu á vissan hátt per così dire ある意味では 말하자면 tam tikra prasme, iš dalies savā ziņā; tā sakot dalam hal tertentu bij wijze van spreken på en måte, så å si poniekąd, w pewnym sensie په قطعيى توګه de certo modo ca să zic aşa, la drept vorbind в некотором смысле svojím spôsobom tako rekoč na neki način på sätt och vis จะว่าไปแล้ว bir anlamda, bir bakıma 算得上,在某種程度上 так би мовити کسی حد تک trong chừng mực nào đó 不妨说,在某种意义上说

man·ner·ism

n. manerismo, expresión peculiar en la manera de hablar, de vestir o de actuar.

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