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Mannerist

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man·ner·ism  (mn-rzm)
n.
1. A distinctive behavioral trait; an idiosyncrasy.
2. Exaggerated or affected style or habit, as in dress or speech. See Synonyms at affectation.
3. Mannerism An artistic style of the late 16th century characterized by distortion of elements such as scale and perspective.
manner·ist n.
manner·istic adj.


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No mannerist made these varied groups and diverse original single figures.
Essays, First Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
Nothing can be more dangerous for the fame of a professor of the fine arts, than to permit(if he can possibly prevent it) the character of a mannerist to be attached to him, or that he should be supposed capable of success only in a particular and limited style.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
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